Decoration - English meaning

verb

Give or order the giving of (something) as an official payment, compensation, or prize to (someone).

Usage examples:

He was awarded the military cross

noun

A prize or other mark of recognition given in honour of an achievement.

Usage examples:

The company's annual award for high-quality service

verb

To give something valuable, such as money or a prize following an official decision

Usage examples:

Her poodle was awarded first prize in the dog show., their company was awarded a contract worth $40…

noun

A small piece of metal, plastic, or cloth bearing a design or words, typically worn to identify a person or to indicate membership of an organization or support for a cause.

Usage examples:

The badge of the cheshire regiment

verb

Mark with a badge or other distinguishing emblem.

Usage examples:

Vendors can badge their products ‘certified’

An emblem that signifies your status

noun

A small, showy trinket or decoration.

Usage examples:

Clutch bags embellished with glittering baubles

noun

A piece of bright but cheap jewellery

noun

The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Usage examples:

The lights flickered and changed colour

verb

Pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's race.

Usage examples:

Discrimination on the basis of colour

noun

Red, blue, green, yellow, etc.

Usage examples:

What's your favourite colour?, she wears a lot of bright colours., what colour are your eyes?, does…

noun

Used to refer to something that the speaker cannot name precisely.

Usage examples:

From the poshest potpourri to the humblest dangly doodah

noun

Anything whose name you cannot remember or do not know

Usage examples:

Do you have the doodah, you know, the thing you attach to the end of this?

noun

A useless or purely ornamental thing.

Usage examples:

A solo with no end of shakes and trills and fandangles

noun

Trivial or nonsensical fuss.

Usage examples:

All the folderol of the athletic contests and the cheerleaders

noun

Unnecessary actions or words that have little meaning and make something seem more important or complicated than it really is

Usage examples:

Unanimous consent simply means the bill passes without all the usual senate procedural folderol., w…

noun

A showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless.

Usage examples:

A house full of victorian gewgaws

noun

A small decorative object or toy, usually one with no real value

Usage examples:

There were a few tawdry shops selling plastic gewgaws., do we really need any more silly electronic…

adjective

Showy but cheap or badly made.

Usage examples:

Plastic gimcrack cookware

noun

A cheap and showy ornament; a knick-knack.

Usage examples:

There's nothing you can do to change the little ones' minds about the gewgaws and gimcracks they ex…

adjective

Attractive on the surface but badly made and of no real or permanent value

noun

A metal disc with a turned rim, giving a resonant note when struck.

Usage examples:

In the orchestra, i am thinking of using a certain number of brass and also metallic percussion: tu…

verb

Sound a gong or make a sound like that of a gong being struck.

Usage examples:

Check out these 80 musicians from china who'll be gonging, cymbaling and bamboo-fluting their way t…

noun

A piece of metal hanging from a frame which is hit with a stick to produce a hollow, ringing sound

Usage examples:

A dinner gong

noun

A distinguishing badge or emblem of military rank, office, or membership of an organization.

Usage examples:

A khaki uniform with colonel's insignia on the collar

noun

An object or mark which shows that a person belongs to a particular organization or has a particular rank

Usage examples:

A cub scout insignia

noun

A small, decorative object, especially in a house

Usage examples:

The shelves were covered with ornaments and useless knick-knacks.

noun

Any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves.

Usage examples:

The sweeping drive of the coach road to milnerfield were planted with laurel, yew and holly, still …

verb

Bestow an award or praise on (someone) in recognition of an achievement.

Usage examples:

She will be laurelled alongside politicians, historians, and other actors

noun

A small evergreen tree that has shiny, dark green leaves and black berries (= small round fruit)

noun

A metal disc typically of the size of a large coin and bearing an inscription or design, made to commemorate an event or awarded as a distinction to someone such as a soldier or athlete.

Usage examples:

Pope john paul ii has awarded a medal of distinction to a sutton woman who has given her life to th…

verb

Win a medal in a sporting event.

Usage examples:

They medalled in all the relay events

noun

A small metal disk given to someone to recognize a brave action or special service, or the winning of a competition esp. in sports

Usage examples:

She won three olympic gold medals.

noun

A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

Usage examples:

Tables covered with ornaments and books

verb

Make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

Usage examples:

A jewel to ornament your wife's lovely throat

noun

An object that is decorative rather than useful

Usage examples:

They spent decades collecting these colorful, victorian-era ornaments., climbing plants ornamented …

noun

A thing given as a reward to the winner of a competition or in recognition of an outstanding achievement.

Usage examples:

Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary art

adjective

Having been or likely to be awarded a prize in a competition.

Usage examples:

A prize bull

verb

Value extremely highly.

Usage examples:

The berries were prized for their healing properties

noun

A long, narrow strip of fabric, used for tying something or for decoration.

Usage examples:

The tiny pink ribbons in her hair

verb

Extend or move in a long, narrow strip like a ribbon.

Usage examples:

Miles of concrete ribboned behind the bus

noun

A small thin piece of glittering material, typically sewn as one of many on clothing for decoration; a sequin.

Usage examples:

We were dressed for the show in leotards covered with silver spangles

verb

Cover with spangles or other small sparkling objects or lights.

Usage examples:

Stars spangled the moonless sky

noun

A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

Usage examples:

This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a…

verb

(of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.

Usage examples:

A film starring liza minnelli

noun

A form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread.

Usage examples:

A room bedecked with tinsel and fairy lights

noun

Thin strips of a shiny material used as decoration, esp. on christmas trees

noun

Small pieces trimmed off something.

Usage examples:

Hedge trimmings

verb

Make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.

Usage examples:

Trim the grass using a sharp mower

noun

(a piece of) decorative material added around the edge of something

Usage examples:

I want a plain black cardigan with no fancy trimmings., i wore my red jacket with the black trim., …

noun

A small ornament or item of jewellery that is of little value.

Usage examples:

She missed the little trinkets and jewellery that were on display from tabletops.

noun

A small, decorative object or item of jewelry of little value

noun

A cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success.

Usage examples:

The age groups ranged from four to 20, with a trophy awarded for first prize and certificates for s…

combining form

In nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -trophic (such as phototrophy corresponding to phototrophic ).

noun

A prize, such as a large silver cup or bowl, given to the one who wins a competition or race

Usage examples:

Under the long high-beamed ceiling, affixed to stone walls, were the trophies – heads of a rhinocer…

noun

An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.

Usage examples:

The queen laid a wreath at the cenotaph

noun

A ring made of flowers and leaves or evergreens (= plants that are green all year)

Usage examples:

The bride wore a wreath of flowers on her head.