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| Main Entry: |
deck
[dek]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put on clothing, usually nice |
| Synonyms: | accouter, adorn, appoint, array, attire, beautify, bedeck, clothe, decorate, dress, dress up, embellish, festoon, garland, garnish, grace, gussy up, ornament, prettify, primp, slick, trim |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
| Antonyms: | disrobe, unclothe |
| Main Entry: | grease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lubricate |
| Synonyms: | anoint, butter, oil, slick |
| Main Entry: | lubricate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make slippery |
| Synonyms: | anoint, cream, grease, lard, lube, make, oil, oil the wheels, slick, smear, smooth, tallow, wax |
| Antonyms: | dry |
| Main Entry: | oil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lubricate |
| Synonyms: | anoint, coat, grease, lard, lube, pomade, slick, smear |
| Antonyms: | dry |
| Main Entry: | perfect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | polish; achieve |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, ameliorate, carry out, complete, consummate, crown, cultivate, develop, effect, elaborate, finish, fulfill, hone, idealize, improve, perform, put finishing touch on, realize, refine, round, slick, smooth |
| Antonyms: | destroy, ruin |
| Main Entry: | polish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shine, buff |
| Synonyms: | brighten, burnish, clean, finish, furbish, glaze, gloss, rub, scour, scrub, sleek, slick, smooth, wax |
| Antonyms: | dull, roughen |
| Main Entry: | polish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve performance, look |
| Synonyms: | amend, better, brush up, correct, cultivate, emend, enhance, finish, furbish, make improvement, mature, mend, perfect, refine, round, sleek, slick, smooth, touch up |
| Antonyms: | deface, ruin, spoil |
| Main Entry: | primp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beautify and dress nicely |
| Synonyms: | deck out, dress up, fix up, get dressed up, groom, gussy up, preen, prepare, slick*, smarten, spiff, spruce, titivate |
| Antonyms: | mess up, uglify |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | refine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perfect, polish |
| Synonyms: | better, civilize, clarify, cultivate, elevate, explain, hone, improve, make clear, round, sleek, slick, smooth, temper |
| Antonyms: | damage, ruin |
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