varnish

Plural: varnishes

Noun

a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface
A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.
A deceptively showy appearance.
a passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.

Verb

Verb Forms: varnished, varnishing, varnishes

To apply varnish to; to give a glossy appearance.
cover with varnish
To apply varnish.
To cover up with varnish.
To make something superficially or deceptively attractive
To gloss over a defect.

Examples

He tried to VARNISH his weak play with a confident smile, but the score showed otherwise.
varnish the report

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English vernisch, vernish, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, veronix, from Byzantine Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē, “Berenice”), a town in Cyrenaica, now called Benghazi.

Synonyms

seal

Scrabble Score: 13

varnish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
varnish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
varnish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

varnish: valid Words With Friends Word