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Exact Match:

ornament: be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

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

adorn collapse

trick out collapse

asset collapse: a useful or valuable quality

embellish collapse

overload collapse: an excessive burden; an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power; place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"; become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"

enrich collapse: make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods"; make wealthy or richer; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people"

decorate collapse: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"; award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to; "He was decorated for his services in the military"

tack on collapse

append collapse: fix to; attach; "append a charm to the necklace"; add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

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

subjoin collapse: add to the end

embroider collapse: add details to; decorate with needlework

cadenza collapse: a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music

overcharge collapse: a price that is too high; rip off; ask an unreasonable price

finery collapse: elaborate or showy attire and accessories

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

purple passage collapse: a passage full of ornate and flowery language

redecorate collapse: redo the decoration of an apartment or house

smarten up collapse

euphuism collapse: an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology; any artificially elegant style of language

dizen collapse

fig out collapse

adornment collapse: the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting; a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

preen collapse: dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"; pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement; clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"

doll up collapse: use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"

prettify collapse

gussy up collapse

blue ribbon collapse: an honor or award gained for excellence

primp collapse

embroidery collapse: decorative needlework

beautify collapse

garnishment collapse: a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee

cordon bleu collapse: a chef famous for his great skill

refurbish collapse: make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

lagniappe collapse: a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

decor collapse

novelty collapse: originality by virtue of being new and surprising

adjoin collapse: attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"

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