varnish insulation
31shellacking — n a beating, defeat. A humorous borrow ing of the standard term meaning to slap on shellac, a resin used for varnish ing and insulation. The slang sense arose in the USA where it is still heard; it is not unknown in British speech …
32rosin — [räz′ən] n. [ME, altered < MFr, resine,RESIN] the hard, brittle resin, light yellow to almost black in color, remaining after oil of turpentine has been distilled from crude turpentine or obtained from chemically treated pine stumps: it is… …
33central heating — noun a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑heating system, ↑heating plant, ↑heating, ↑heat * * * ˌcentral ˈheating [central… …
34double glazing — noun a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window • Hypernyms: ↑window * * * noun [noncount] technical : two layers of glass that are set in a window to keep heat inside and… …
35DIY — abbr. Brit. do it yourself. * * * Brit. do it yourself: DIY house decorating. Also, D.I.Y., d.i.y. * * * DIY /dē ī wīˈ/ abbrev Do it yourself (see under ↑do1) * * * DIY UK [ˌdiː aɪ ˈwaɪ] US [ˌdi aɪ ˈwaɪ] noun [uncountable] british do it yourself …
36home improvement — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular home improvement plural home improvements] work that you do to your house to make it better Thesaurus: painting and decorating and people who decoratehyponym …
