dull varnish
41tone — Synonyms and related words: French pitch, Munsell chroma, Zeitgeist, accent, accidental, achromatism, action, actions, activity, acts, adaptability, address, affect, affectation, air, algorithm, anagnorisis, angle, apply paint, approach,… …
42white — Synonyms and related words: American Indian, Amerind, Australian aborigine, Bourbon, Bushman, Caucasian, Chinese white, Indian, Malayan, Mister Charley, Mongolian, Negrillo, Negrito, Negro, Oriental, Red Indian, WASP, achroma, achromasia,… …
43whiten — Synonyms and related words: achromatize, besnow, blanch, bleach, bleach out, blench, blush, bowdlerize, chalk, change color, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear out, color, crimson, darken, decolor, decolorize, delouse, depurate, deterge,… …
44soften — I. v. a. 1. Intenerate, melt, touch, make tender, make soft. 2. Assuage, appease, mitigate, balm, moderate, alleviate, soothe, mollify, quiet, calm, still, quell, allay, relieve, ease, abate, temper, qualify, attemper, dull, lessen, blunt, make… …
45film — n 1. skin, membrane, pellicle, integument, peel, caul; covering, cover, layer, coat, coating, blanket, dusting, sheet; mask, screen, veil, gauze, web, gossamer; scum, foam, froth; slick, oilslick, spill. 2. haze, cloud, mist, blur, milkiness,… …
46palliate — v .1. extenuate, minimize, make light of, soft pedal, tone down, play down, downplay; justify, excuse, rationalize, apologize for, make allowances for; whitewash, cover up, gild, color, varnish, gloss over, smooth over, veneer; lighten, soften,… …
47polish — [n1] shine, brightness brilliance, burnish, finish, glaze, glint, gloss, luster, sheen, smoothness, sparkle, varnish, veneer, wax; concepts 492,611,620 Ant. dullness polish [n2] cultivated look, performance breeding, class, cultivation, culture,… …
48frosting — [frôs′tiŋ] n. 1. a mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring, water or other liquid, egg whites, etc. for covering a cake or pastries; icing 2. a dull, frostlike finish on glass, metal, etc. 3. a mixture of ground glass, varnish, etc. used in …
