EMBELLISHING Synonyms

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be beautiful to look at

• furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be beautiful to look at

• award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to

• provide with decoration

• (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors

• (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

• elegance and beauty of movement or expression

• a sense of propriety and consideration for others

• a disposition to kindness and compassion

• a period of time past the deadline for fulfilling an obligation during which a penalty that would be imposed for being late is waived, especially an extended period granted as a special favor

• a short prayer of thanks before a meal

• (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be beautiful to look at

• any of various platforms built into a vessel

• street name for a packet of illegal drugs

• a pack of 52 playing cards

• a porch that resembles the deck on a ship

• be beautiful to look at

• decorate

• knock down with force

• something used to beautify

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be an ornament to

• make more beautiful

• add details to

• add details to

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

• decorate with needlework

• add details to

• make more beautiful

• soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

• prepare or cook with lard

• add details to

• a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

• the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

• a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

• a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

• a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

• temporary living quarters

• the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

• add details to

• walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

• line or stuff with soft material

• add padding to

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy

• make large

• get very angry and fly into a rage

• add details to

• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction

• exaggerate or make bigger

• fill with gas or air

• to swell or cause to enlarge