ornament
Collocations
5ADJ.
broken, greatest, green, luxurious, new, popular, prime
VERB + ORNAMENT
bottle, caps, constructed, visit, works
ORNAMENT + NOUN
factory, home, nest, windows, year, years
PREP.
in, than, with
ADV.
further, merely, only
Definitions
noun
An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
Dust are our frames; and, gilded dust, our pride / Looks only for a moment whole and sound; / Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments, / Which at a touch of light, an air of heaven, / Slipt into ashes and was found no more.
I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.
An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate that line.
The articles used in church services.
A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
verb
To decorate.
We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
After this, perhaps, the next most imposing structure in Liverpool is the railway station; it is built of stone, richly ornamented with thirty-six columns of the Corinthian order.
To add to.
The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.
Not a scene goes by that hasn't been ornamented with a split screen, a freeze frame, a caption, a voice-over, a switch between monochrome and colour, or a change of the aspect radio^([sic – meaning ratio]).
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Synonyms
noun — something used to beautify
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6Dust are our frames; and, gilded dust, our pride / Looks only for a moment whole and sound; / Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments, / Which at a touch of li
WiktionaryI'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.
WiktionaryDrawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many variet
WiktionaryWe will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
WiktionaryAfter this, perhaps, the next most imposing structure in Liverpool is the railway station; it is built of stone, richly ornamented with thirty-six columns of the Corinthian order.
WiktionaryThe editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.
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