| NOUN | artifact | tinsel | a showy decoration that is basically valueless |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | tinsel | a thread with glittering metal foil attached | |
| VERB | possession | tinsel | impart a cheap brightness to |
| creation | tinsel | adorn with tinsel | |
| contact | tinsel | interweave with tinsel |
| Sounds | tih'nsahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A showy decoration that is basically valueless. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "all the tinsel of self-promotion " | |
| Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | Something used to beautify |
| Adjectives | tinselly | glittering with gold or silver |
| Verbs | tinsel | adorn with tinsel |
| tinsel | impart a cheap brightness to | |
| Meaning | A thread with glittering metal foil attached. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | thread, yarn | A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving |
| Spanish | oropel | |
| Adjectives | tinselly | glittering with gold or silver |
| Verbs | tinsel | interweave with tinsel |
| tinsel | adorn with tinsel | |
| Meaning | Impart a cheap brightness to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "his tinseled image of Hollywood" | |
| Broader | lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring | bestow a quality on |
| Spanish | dar oropel | |
| Nouns | tinsel | a showy decoration that is basically valueless |
| Meaning | adorn with tinsel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "snow flakes tinseled the trees" | |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
| Spanish | oropelar | |
| Nouns | tinsel | a thread with glittering metal foil attached |
| tinsel | a showy decoration that is basically valueless | |
| Meaning | interweave with tinsel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "tinseled velvet" | |
| Broader | weave, interweave | Interlace by or as if by weaving |
| Spanish | oropelar | |
| Nouns | tinsel | a thread with glittering metal foil attached |
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