Veneer

What do we mean by veneer?

A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material. noun

Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood. noun

A decorative facing, as of brick. noun

A deceptive, superficial show; a façade. noun

To overlay (a surface) with a thin layer of a fine or decorative material. transitive verb

To glue together (layers of wood) to make plywood. transitive verb

To conceal, as something common or crude, with a deceptively attractive outward show. transitive verb

To overlay or face, as an inferior wood, with wood of a finer or more beautiful kind, so as to give the whole the appearance of being made of the more valuable material; cover with veneers: as, to veneer a wardrobe or other article of furniture.

To cover with a thin coating of substance similar to the body, in other materials than wood, as in ceramics.

Hence To impart a more agreeable appearance to, as to something vicious, worthless, or forbidding; disguise with a superficial attraction; gild.

A thin piece of wood of a choice kind laid upon another of a more common sort, so as to give a superior and more valuable appearance to the article so treated, as a piece of furniture. noun

A thin coating covering the body of anything, especially for decorative purposes: used when the material of the outer coating is similar to that of the body, as in ceramics or in paper-manufacturing. noun

Show; superficial ornament; meretricious disguise. noun

In entomology, a veneer-moth. noun

A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense. noun

Any moth of the genus Chilo; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering. noun

To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration. Used also figuratively. transitive verb

A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to coarser wood or other material. noun

An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings. noun

To apply veneer. verb

A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

An attractive appearance that covers or disguises true nature or feelings.

Words that are spelled similarly to veneer:
veneer, vender, venter, venger, meneer, venner, venerer, venier, vencer, vener, veneur.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word veneer:
respectability, drywall, plywood, inlay, glued, glue, rosewood, laminated, gabled, dashboard, plaster, flooring, portico, ebony, stucco, projecting, silas, molded, lumber, mahogany, masonry, gable, hardwood, legitimacy, bonded, trim, decorative, exterior, facade, porch, fabricated, furniture, fade, tooth, deco, clad, panels, roof, tile, handles, walnut, wood, brick, thin, thickness, logs, terra, substrate, roofs, arched, hammer, morality, rectangular, moisture, layers, marble, moth, strips, ornamental, siding, pressing, limestone, owens, bays, dwelling, slate, concrete, mortar, dash, walls, aluminium, composite, hide, sheets, flexible, layer, granite, revival, stone, manufactured, additions, blade, civilization, maple, cement, pressed, sandstone, interior, thick, applying, solid, timber, inch, log, topped, boxes, windows, rear, stones, wall.

Words that rhyme with veneer:
clear, tear, gear, peer, sheer, year, shear, fear, career, adhere, mere, premier, austere, engineer, severe, deer, steer, cavalier, beer, pioneer, appear, queer, smear, volunteer, persevere, atmosphere, near, cheer, sphere, dear, sincere, pier, premiere, rear, interfere, revere, sneer, sear, frontier, veer, sere, cohere, jeer, hemisphere, souvenir, disappear, spear, cashier, lear, emir, chandelier, belvedere, vere, commandeer, reindeer, biosphere, zaire, mir, chevalier, financier, stratosphere, mear, unclear, amir, stere, kir, stear, bombardier, insincere, neer, yesteryear, racketeer, shere, bandolier, bere, deere, headgear, domineer, mountaineer, brigadier, teer, fleer, profiteer, meir, kier, midyear, crystal clear, fier, speer, marketeer, leap year, auctioneer, gere, reappear, rainier, brere, frere, spere, wier, greer.

Adjectives that are often used to describe veneer:
thin, porcelain, superficial, mere, decorative, thick, ceramic, cut, christian, polished, civilized, cultural, thinnest, smooth, sliced, scientific, outer, fine, partial, rotary, western, false, protective, tough, hard, professional, polite, inch, european, democratic, exterior, ply, sophisticated, green, plastic, outward, glossy, rosewood, ideological, grain, shiny, cool, fragile, light, cheap, composite, artificial, grade, slight, dark, labial, intellectual, liberal, islamic, shallow, brittle, top, deceptive, slick, loose, acrylic, marble, respectable, cosmopolitan, romantic, laminated, wood, dry, calm, greek, aristocratic, conventional.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective veneer:
construction, plywood, walls, table, grafting, house, panels, log, wall, crowns, cutting, masonry, crown, furniture, houses, desk, type, grades, logs, structure, lumber, work, tape, joints, finish, wardrobe, industry, interface, mill, cabinets, dresser, style, door, counter.

Consonant match to veneer:
venire, vanir, v near, van near, van neer, vein near, vine are, vine near.

Words that sound like veneer:
veneer, venir, vanir, venire, winier, vanier, veneers, venere, venier, veneered, vomir, veneerer, venger, venture, vendor, vender, venter, vineger, venner, vinter, ventre, vener, vincere, vencer, vendre, ventr, vanish, vander, viner, vermeer, vainer, weimar, vanille, vernier, vanisher, vanner, valere, finir, vaunter, veiner, vaniah, van der, wheneer, vinegar, venator, venez, funnier, zanier, senir, one hour, fineer, unir, venice, vinny, vinnie, venues, vanna, vana, vina, vena, veena, vinay, vinger, veni, vinous, viena, vaina, vona, vinet, veney, finnair, vajna, venning, vinagre, vinit, vinaya, vinic, vnet, vinas, venose, venew, venet, venae, vinaigre, vanilla, souvenir, vania, vani, lanier, vanni, valore, eventer, kinnear, van nuys, vannatter, evener, van horn, tin ear, revenir, finnier.