Garnish vs. Varnish

Garnishverb

To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.

Garnishverb

(cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.

Garnishverb

(archaic) To furnish; to supply.

Garnishverb

To fit with fetters; to fetter.

Garnishverb

(legal) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.

Garnishverb

(legal) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.

Garnishnoun

A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.

Garnishnoun

Pewter vessels in general.

Garnishnoun

Something added for embellishment.

Garnishnoun

Clothes; garments, especially when showy or decorative.

Garnishnoun

(cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.

Garnishnoun

Fetters.

Garnishnoun

A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from a newcomer by the older prisoners.

Garnishnoun

Cash.

Garnishverb

To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.

Garnishverb

To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.

Garnishverb

To furnish; to supply.

Garnishverb

To fit with fetters.

Garnishverb

To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t.

Garnishnoun

Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.

Garnishnoun

Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment, such as parsley. See Garnish, v. t., 2.

Garnishnoun

Fetters.

Garnishnoun

A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer.

Garnishnoun

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

Garnishnoun

any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

Garnishverb

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

Garnishverb

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

Garnishverb

decorate or embellish (something, especially food)

Garnishverb

serve notice on (a third party) for the purpose of legally seizing money belonging to a debtor or defendant.

Garnishverb

seize (money, especially part of a person's salary) to settle a debt or claim

Garnishnoun

a small amount of food used to decorate other food

Varnishnoun

A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.

Varnishnoun

Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.

Varnishnoun

(by extension) A deceptively showy appearance.

Varnishnoun

a passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.

Varnishverb

(intransitive) To apply varnish.

Varnishverb

(transitive) To cover up with varnish.

Varnishverb

(transitive) To gloss over a defect.

Varnishnoun

A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree, the influences of air and moisture.

Varnishnoun

That which resembles varnish, either naturally or artificially; a glossy appearance.

Varnishnoun

An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any act or conduct; outside show; gloss.

Varnishverb

To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting.

Varnishverb

To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt.

Varnishnoun

paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating

Varnishverb

cover with varnish

Varnishnoun

resin dissolved in a liquid for applying on wood, metal, or other materials to form a hard, clear, shiny surface when dry

Varnishnoun

short for nail varnish

Varnishnoun

an external or superficially attractive appearance of a specific quality

Varnishverb

apply varnish to

Varnishverb

disguise or gloss over (a fact)

Varnish

Varnish is a clear transparent hard protective coating or film. It is not a stain.