garnish
Meaning of garnish
verb
- decorate or embellish (something, especially food).
garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream
- serve notice on (a third party) for the purpose of legally seizing money belonging to a debtor or defendant.
- a small amount of food used to decorate other food.
reserve a few watercress leaves for a garnish
some flowers are edible and make attractive salad garnish
Middle English (in the sense ‘equip, arm’): from Old French garnir, probably of Germanic origin and related to warn. garnish (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the late 17th century.
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Hyphenation of garnish
gar-nish
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- garnish is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
garnish synonyms
Meaning garnishee:
Meaning trim:
Meaning make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it:
Meaning make more beautiful or attractive:
Meaning make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items:
Meaning make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features:
Meaning intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of:
Meaning (of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn:
Meaning improve the appearance of:
Meaning make (someone or something) appear superficially pretty or attractive:
Meaning the process or art of decorating something:
Meaning a thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament:
Meaning the traditional accompaniments to something, especially a meal:
Meaning decorative elements added to something to enhance its appearance:
Meaning a decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive:
Meaning an increase or improvement in quality, value, or extent:
Meaning the action or process of improving the appearance of a person or place:
Meaning a set of decorative accessories, in particular vases:
Translation of garnish
- Italian: ornare, abbellire, adornare
- German: schmücken
- Spanish: adornar, embellecer, ornar, decorar
- French: orner
- Portuguese: adornar
Anagrams of garnish
Words that rhyme with garnish
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