varnish
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Is varnish a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of varnish?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.Examples: "And set a double varnish on the fame / The Frenchman gave you."broadlycountableuncountable
2. (rail transport, US, informal, dated) a passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.Examples: "Every transcontinental but two settled on the simple articulated for freight service, and all of them coupled their varnish to the 4-8-4."UScountabledatedinformaluncountable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To apply varnish.intransitive
2. (transitive) To cover up with varnish.transitive
3. (transitive) To make something superficially or deceptively attractiveExamples: "varnish the report"transitive
4. (transitive) To gloss over a defect.Examples: "[...] Go love thy infant; love thy wood-chopper: be good-natured and modest: have that grace; and never varnish your hard, uncharitable ambition with this incredible tenderness for black folk a thousand miles off. Thy love afar is spite at home."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary