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VARNISH

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Dictionary entry overview: What does varnish mean?

• VARNISH (noun)
The noun VARNISH has 1 sense:

1. paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating

Familiarity information: VARNISH used as a noun is very rare.

• VARNISH (verb)
The verb VARNISH has 1 sense:

1. cover with varnish

Familiarity information: VARNISH used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• VARNISH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("varnish" is a kind of...):

paint (a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "varnish"):

fixative (a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging)

shellac; shellac varnish (a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood)

• VARNISH (verb)

Sense 1

varnish ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Cover with varnish

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

varnish; seal

Hypernyms (to "varnish" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "varnish"):

shellac; shellack (cover with shellac)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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