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GARNISH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)

Derivation:

garnish (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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

decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)

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

topping (a flavorful addition on top of a dish)

Derivation:

garnish (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

Synonyms:

dress; garnish; trim

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

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

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Verb group:

dress; dress out (kill and prepare for market or consumption)

dress (put a dressing on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs garnish the vegetables

Derivation:

garnish (any decoration added as a trimming or adornment)

garnish (something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support

Example:

His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt

Synonyms:

garnish; garnishee

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

attach; confiscate; impound; seize; sequester (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

garnishment (a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee)

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