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Exact Match:

gild the lily: make unnecessary additions to what is already complete; adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)

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Related Words:

brighten collapse: become brighter; "The sky brightened"; make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"; become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"

sweeten collapse: make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"; make sweeter in taste

embellish collapse

gild collapse: decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

coward collapse: a person who shows fear or timidity; English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)

weak sister collapse

milksop collapse

craven collapse: lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser

poltroon collapse: an abject coward; characterized by complete cowardliness

faint-hearted collapse

sissy collapse: a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

deodorize collapse: eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"

understate collapse: represent as less significant or important

misstate collapse: state something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"

scaredy cat collapse

fraidy cat collapse

weakhearted collapse

pigeonhearted collapse

slather collapse: spread thickly; "I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese"

timidity collapse: fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities; fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions

pantywaist collapse

lily livered collapse

white feather collapse: a symbol of cowardice

daunted collapse

slap on collapse: apply carelessly; "slap some paint onto the wall"

unmanly collapse: not possessing qualities befitting a man

fainthearted collapse

milky collapse: resembling milk in color or cloudiness; not clear; "milky glass"

spunkless collapse

Milquetoast collapse

misrepresent collapse: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

gutless collapse: lacking courage or vitality; "he was a yellow gutless worm"; "a spineless craven fellow"

weak kneed collapse

overlay collapse: put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

ivory collapse: a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

panicky collapse: thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"

calcimine collapse: a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; cover with calcimine; "calcimine the walls"

mollycoddle collapse: a pampered darling; an effeminate man

jellyfish collapse: any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans

chalky collapse: of something having the color of chalk; "she turned chalky white"

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