how to pronounce varnish

/ˈvɑː.nɪʃ/

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varnish is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of varnish in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… fireproofing alum varnish it was …”

meanings of varnish

noun:

Anything resembling such a paint; glossy appearance.
A passenger train, probably derived from the varnished passenger cars used at one time.
A type of paint with a solvent that evaporates to leave a hard, transparent, glossy film.
A deceptively showy appearance.

verb:

To gloss over a defect.
To apply varnish.
To cover up with varnish.

varnish frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word varnish occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics varnish can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that varnish can be often used in the following areas:

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