varnish
(vɑːʳnɪʃ )
Word forms: varnishes , varnishing , varnished
1. variable noun
Varnish is an oily liquid which is painted onto wood or other material to give it a hard, clear, shiny surface.
The varnish comes in six natural wood shades.
Synonyms: lacquer, polish, glaze, japan
2. singular noun
The varnish on an object is the hard, clear, shiny surface that it has when it has been painted with varnish.
He brought out the fiddle, its varnish cracked and blistered.
3. verb
If you varnish something, you paint it with varnish.
Varnish the table with two or three coats of water-based varnish. [VERB noun]
The floors have been varnished. [VERB noun]
...the varnished floorboards. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: polish, decorate, glaze, adorn
4. See also nail varnish
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Translations:
Chinese: 清漆, 给…涂清漆
Japanese: ニス, ニスを塗る
- characteristic fashion
- characteristic feature
- characteristic flavour
- characteristic pattern
- characteristic shape
- characteristics include
- characteristic sound
- characteristic style
- characteristic symptom
- characteristic trait
- characterization
- characterization
- characterize
- characterless
- character motivation
- character portrayal
- character progression
- character recognition
- characters populate
- charade
- charbroiled
- charcoal
- charcoal barbecue
- charcoal drawing
- charcoal filter