lacquer

lacquer is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A varnish, consisting of a solution of shell-lac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-mache, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made.
2. transitive verb. To cover with lacquer.
3. noun. a hard glossy coating
4. noun. a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
5. verb. coat with lacquer

   "A lacquered box from China"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lacquer:

claquer

Common word forms

lacquers, lacquered, lacquerer, lacquering

Words from these letters

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