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VENEER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ornamental coating to a building

Synonyms:

facing; veneer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood

Synonyms:

veneer; veneering

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)

Derivation:

veneer (cover with veneer)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cover with veneer

Example:

veneer the furniture to protect it

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

veneer (coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood)

veneering (the act of applying veneer)

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