varnish
English Thesaurus
1. a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | coat, coating, |
| definition | : | a thin layer covering something (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fixative, |
| definition | : | a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shellac, shellac varnish, |
| definition | : | a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood (noun.artifact) |
2. cover with varnish (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | coat, surface, |
| definition | : | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface (verb.contact) |
3. a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | seal, varnish, |
| definition | : | cover with varnish (verb.contact) |
4. cover with varnish (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | sealing, waterproofing, |
| definition | : | the act of treating something to make it repel water (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seal, |
| definition | : | a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | varnish, |
| definition | : | a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | varnisher, |
| definition | : | someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sealant, sealer, |
| definition | : | a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) (noun.substance) |
5. a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | seal, varnish, |
| definition | : | cover with varnish (verb.contact) |
6. cover with varnish (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | sealing, waterproofing, |
| definition | : | the act of treating something to make it repel water (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | seal, |
| definition | : | a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | varnish, |
| definition | : | a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | varnisher, |
| definition | : | someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | sealant, sealer, |
| definition | : | a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) (noun.substance) |
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