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Noun tinsel has 2 senses
- tinsel - a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
--1 is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
- tinsel - a thread with glittering metal foil attached
--2 is a kind of thread, yarn
Verb tinsel has 3 senses
- tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
--1 is one way to lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- tinsel - adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
--2 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- tinsel - interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
--3 is one way to weave, interweave
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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