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varnishest

varnishest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of varnish.

Meaning of varnish

Verb

varnish (third-person singular simple present varnishes, present participle varnishing, simple past and past participle varnished)

  1. (intransitive) To apply varnish.
  2. (transitive) To cover up with varnish.
  3. (transitive) To make something superficially or deceptively attractive
    • varnish the report
  4. (transitive) To gloss over a defect.
    • [...] Go love thy infant; love thy wood-chopper: be good-natured and modest: have that grace; and never varnish your hard, uncharitable ambition with this incredible tenderness for black folk a thousand miles off. Thy love afar is spite at home.1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self-Reliance”, in Essays: First Series

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Origin of varnishest

varnish + -est

Questions about varnishest

What is varnishest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Varnishest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of varnish.

Words near varnishest in the dictionary

  1. varnishable
  2. varnished
  3. varnisher
  4. varnishers
  5. varnishes
  6. varnishest
  7. varnisheth
  8. varnishing
  9. varnishing day
  10. varnishing days
  11. varnishings

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