Shellac

What do we mean by shellac?

A purified lac in the form of thin yellow or orange flakes, often bleached white and widely used in varnishes, paints, inks, sealants, and formerly in phonograph records. noun

A thin varnish made by dissolving this substance in denatured alcohol, used to finish wood. noun

An old phonograph record containing this substance, typically played at 78 rpm. noun

To coat or finish with shellac. transitive verb

To strike repeatedly and severely; batter. transitive verb

To defeat decisively. transitive verb

Seed-lac melted and formed into thin plates. This is the form in which it is generally sold for making varnish and the like. See lac. noun

To coat with shellac.

Lac which has been reduced to a thin crust. See the Note under 2d lac. noun

A solution of shellac{1} in alcohol or other volatile solvent, used as a varnish. noun

A phonograph record, made of a material containing shellac; -- no longer manufactured. noun

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc. noun

To coat something with shellac. verb

To inflict a heavy defeat; to drub; to batter. Used primarily in sports and political contexts. verb

Cover with shellac verb

Lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white noun

A thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood noun

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

A beating; a thrashing.

Words that are spelled similarly to shellac:
shellac, shella.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shellac:
varnish, beeswax, lacquer, polyurethane, phonograph, lac, discs, gramophone, resin, futurist, glaze, flakes, rpm, primer, stain, wax, brittle, gallon, vinyl, fuck, coating, needles, decca, buttons, durable, insulation, groove, coated, bug, curated, dye, lizard, weston, labels, insect, disc, bugs, synthetic, alcohol, compound, ink, pressed, dried, paint, records, rca, victor, atp, dissolved, compounds, mixing, naturally, paramount, acoustic, todd, coat, audio, capitol, plastic, insects, manufacture, noise, layer, recording, blues, wood, finish, record, sound, wear, manufactured, tons, component, acid, format, hot, material, roll, steel, mechanical, jesus, trees, bob, applied, quality, steve, bass.

Words that rhyme with shellac:
relic, psychedelic, angelic, philatelic, pelick, elleck, allelic, shellack, breloque, bellic, pellack, heloc, selleck, mellic, sellick, melick, belich, stehlik, zelek, belak, delich, kastelic, mellick, pavelic, uzelac.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shellac:
white, orange, clear, thin, bleached, pure, little, powdered, dewaxed, liquid, dry, ordinary, flake, brown, black, thick, commercial, pound, fresh, best, cut, pale, yellow, colored, pigmented, natural, free, dilute, gum, refined, red, synthetic, dark, premixed, garnet, transparent, hot, enough, melted, thinned, blond, excess, unbleached, crude, dissolve, colorless, solid, ruby, hardened, raw, resinous, alcoholic, clean, wet, filtered, fused, opaque, protective, made, drying, grade, brittle, burnt, varnish, shiny, finest, tinted, prepared.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective shellac:
varnish, wax, cement, solution, alcohol, brushes, wheels, gum, resin, res, finish, baseplates, solutions, bases, records, times, coatings, oil, finishes, bond, jar, compounds, sticks, materials, flakes, preparations, discs, esters, varnishes, bonds, mass.

Consonant match to shellac:
shylock, sherlock, shellack, shilluk, schallock, shall lick, shall lock, shawl like, she like, show lack, show like.

Words that sound like shellac:
shellac, shellack, shylock, shelagh, shellback, shellacked, shelly, sherlock, shelley, schlock, shellshock, shell shock, shellie, shelli, shela, shlock, schlag, schlick, shelah, schleck, schleich, jilek, sheelagh, shoe black, schluck, schelly, schlich, schuelke, shoeblack, shishak, relic, lilac, selleck, sellick, telic, helic, relik, zelek, heloc, jaw lock, lulac, chalet, chirac, shilly, shalot, shiley, shaly, shily, schenk, shenk, schenck, schenke, shallow, shack, shelby, sheila, shaq, shel, shayla, shak, chillax, hillock, challis, shek, sheela, chak, sheck, shala, shally, schack, schola, shali, relock, shac, shaley, sheilah, scheck, sheely, dulac, shealy, shalla, lalique, schnack, chele, sheelah, sheeley, shawley, schelle, shashlik, schach, shealey, shelba, shallu, scholey, sheeplike, charlock, malac, scheldt, schlacht, salique.