garnish

Speech parts

1. garnish - Noun

2. garnish - Verb

3. Garnish - Proper noun

Meaning

To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.

To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.

To furnish; to supply.

To fit with fetters.

To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t.

Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.

Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2.

Fetters.

A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dress trim garnishee garland grace tinsel festoon apply deck elaborate decorated enhance decoration enhancement flourish
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Antonyms

chemise band date decline tape decrease
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Hypernyms

grace decoration seize attach decorate ornament

Hyponyms

lime mint lemon topping

Phrases with the word

all garnish and no meat gimlet garnish avocado garnish cherry garnish

Derivatives

garnished garnishing

Anagrams

sharing granish

Examples

Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before. Marilyn vos Savant

The courts cannot garnish a father's salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat. June Jordan

His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt Source: Internet

Add a lemon slice for a nice garnish. Source: Internet

As garnish, or to get tracking or be part of an algorithm, you have to have hip hop in your shit. Source: Internet

Arrange the breast on a platter, then pour the yoghurt curry, garnish with tossed coriander seeds and chili flakes. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Garnier garnierite garnieritic garnish bolt garnishable garnishee