What is another word for shellac?
304 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɛlak], [ ʃˈɛlak], [ ʃ_ˈɛ_l_a_k]
Shellac is a resin secreted by the female Lac insect and is widely used as a finish for woodworking projects. However, there are several synonyms for the word Shellac that could be used interchangeably. These include varnish, lacquer, and enamel, which all serve similar purposes and provide a tough, durable finish. Other synonyms of Shellac include polish finishes, glazes, sealants, and coatings, all of which protect surfaces against moisture, heat, and wear and tear. Regardless of the synonym used, each one provides a unique aesthetic and protective quality for wood and other surfaces.
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Similar words for shellac:
- other relevant words (noun)
- resin (noun)
- blast (verb)
- clobber (verb)
- contact (verb)
- defeat (verb)
- lambaste (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- varnish (verb)
- veneer (verb)
- wallop (verb)
- other synonyms
- defeat
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Shellac:
n.
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- borax,
- crush,
- overpower,
- French Polish,
- annihilate,
- abrasive,
- cream,
- overwhelm,
- win,
- air freshener,
- smash,
- wallop,
- smear,
- trounce,
- thrash,
- cleanser,
- steamroller,
- vanquish,
- drub,
- disinfectant,
- dishwashing liquid,
- foam,
- cleaner,
- massacre,
- bleach.
v.
• blast (verb) • clobber (verb) • contact (verb) • defeat (verb)- baffle,
- confound,
- nullify,
- discomfit,
- beat down,
- nose out,
- overturn,
- stump,
- balk,
- contravene,
- shave,
- edge out,
- thwart,
- quell,
- beat the system,
- outwit,
- take wind out of sails,
- counterplot,
- puzzle,
- put end to,
- invalidate,
- disappoint,
- nonplus,
- foil,
- checkmate,
- skunk,
- circumvent,
- neutralize,
- disprove,
- cross,
- subdue,
- scuttle,
- reduce,
- blank,
- ruin,
- victimize,
- bury,
- spoil,
- undo,
- cause setback,
- cast down,
- refute,
- throw for loop,
- block,
- surmount,
- subjugate,
- disconcert,
- squash.
- flog,
- censure,
- pound,
- blister,
- rebuke,
- hammer,
- scold,
- HIT,
- denounce,
- reprimand,
- pelt,
- rake over the coals,
- scathe,
- berate,
- slash,
- scorch,
- upbraid,
- scourge,
- slap,
- excoriate,
- cudgel,
- pan,
- roast,
- pummel,
- bludgeon,
- assail.
- best.
Other synonyms:
• defeat- Blanked,
- skunked,
- out wit,
- Counterplotting,
- outwitting,
- skunking,
- Blanking,
- Counterplotted,
- casting down,
- counter-plot,
- over turn,
- Squashing.
- enameled,
- plating,
- japan,
- rip into,
- Cudgelling,
- lash out at,
- read the riot act,
- blistered,
- defeat,
- bludgeoning,
- veneer,
- Japanned,
- shellac,
- Cudgelled,
- rake over coals,
- clobber,
- lustered,
- Lustering,
- Japanning,
- lambaste,
- enamel,
- Enamelled,
- Lacquered,
- blast,
- bludgeoned,
- Enamelling,
- read riot act,
- lash into,
- varnish,
- Lacquering,
- rail at,
- japans,
- Cudgeling,
- Cudgeled,
- Enameling.
- ingrain,
- imbue,
- burnish,
- poison,
- face,
- drink,
- stipple,
- wash,
- embalming fluid,
- dip,
- coating,
- strike,
- inundate,
- fluid,
- illuminate,
- dab,
- deep-dye,
- shine,
- upend,
- smite,
- whomp,
- daub,
- covering,
- stain,
- begild,
- overbear,
- bedaub,
- color,
- shadow,
- lambast,
- spirits,
- prevail,
- beat out,
- distemper,
- parget,
- gloss,
- polish,
- rotgut,
- dust,
- rout,
- larrup,
- complexion,
- schmear,
- acquire,
- lustre,
- overcome,
- gain,
- curry,
- tone,
- apply paint,
- Tromp,
- obtain,
- smoke,
- undercoat,
- gild,
- pigment,
- beverage,
- shut out,
- dye,
- surpass,
- coat,
- shellac varnish,
- tincture,
- bedizen,
- alcohol,
- emblazon,
- besmear,
- patina,
- liquor,
- broth,
- formaldehyde,
- tinge,
- tint,
- booze,
- paint,
- snow under,
- whup,
- conquer,
- brush on paint,
- grain,
- bulldoze,
- whop,
- attain,
- mop up,
- calcimine,
- paste,
- whitewash,
- engild,
- shade,
- get,
- tinct,
- fresco,
- hue,
- whelm,
- glaze,
- rat poison,
- cover,
- polyurethane,
- outdo,
- exceed,
- prime,
- sheet.
How to use "Shellac" in context?
Shellac is a natural resin that is collected from the sap of a certain type of tree. The sap is turned into a sticky substance, and then the shellac is dried. Shellac is used to make things like floors, cabinets, and furniture. It is also used to make polish.
Homophones for Shellac:
- scalawag, saw-like, sociology, slag, saluki, scaleless, slezsko, selachii, shellack, scalelike, silicious, sexualise, sacculus, schulz, sleazy, socialise, soliloquize, slug, shellac wax, sexless, scale wax, scallywag, shekels, soliloquy, sales, shlock, slough, saxicolous, silks, shell-less, saw logs, salicaceae, schlock, slews, slack, sillago, Sao Louis, soliloquise, sea slug, sills, silique, silex, sloughy, soleless, silesia, sea louse, slake, suslik, syllogise, siliqua, seychelles, slouchy, silage, shylock, sleigh, seleucus, salix, slouch, shillelagh, Seljuk, schoolhouse, scalic, sash lock, sluice, soleus, sleek, solace, suchlike, sls, Sauce Louis, skulk, sexualize, seles, sulky, silicosis, sulk, slushy, salacious, slacks, sluggish, slosh, soulless, shell shock, shoe lace, salsa, silk, socialize, sluiceway, salish, soul kiss, Seleucus I, squelch, sleaze, silky oak, salk, sclk, scoliosis, souslik, skywalk, scalage, sulcus, silky, slask, suillus, syllogize, slice, saw log, shoelace, slog, Siskiyou Lewisia, sulawesi, saclike, sialis, siliceous, slush, silica, shigellosis, slash, shoeless, slowcoach, silk oak, slick, squalus, seychellois.
Hyponym for Shellac:
Meronym for Shellac:
n.
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substance
stick lac.
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substance
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