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GARNISH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("garnish" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Derivation:
garnish (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("garnish" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "garnish"):
topping (a flavorful addition on top of a dish)
Derivation:
garnish (decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they garnish ... he / she / it garnishes
Past simple: garnished
-ing form: garnishing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "garnish" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Verb group:
dress; dress out (kill and prepare for market or consumption)
dress (put a dressing on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs garnish the vegetables
Derivation:
garnish (any decoration added as a trimming or adornment)
garnish (something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
Example:
His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt
Synonyms:
garnish; garnishee
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "garnish" is one way to...):
attach; confiscate; impound; seize; sequester (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
garnishment (a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee)