Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun varnish

1 sense of varnish

Sense 1
varnish -- (a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface)
       => coating, coat -- (a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb varnish

1 sense of varnish

Sense 1
varnish, seal -- (cover with varnish)
       => coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")