varnish (n.)
- acting
- affectation
- alibi
- allowance
- apology
- appearance
- bias
- blanket
- blind
- bluff
- brush
- buff
- burnish
- calcimine
- camouflage
- canvas
- chalk
- charcoal
- cheating
- cloak
- cloud
- coat
- coating
- color
- coloring
- complexion
- cover
- cover-up
- crayon
- curtain
- dab
- daub
- deception
- decontamination
- delusion
- device
- dip
- disguise
- dissembling
- dissimulation
- distemper
- drier
- dye
- ease
- easel
- eclipse
- enamel
- excuse
- extenuation
- facade
- face
- facing
- fakery
- falsity
- feigning
- feint
- festoon
- film
- finish
- fixative
- flourish
- fraud
- fresco
- front
- fudge
- fur
- gild
- gilding
- gilt
- glance
- glaze
- gloss
- grain
- ground
- guise
- handle
- hide
- hue
- humbug
- ignore
- imposture
- japan
- lacquer
- luster
- mask
- masquerade
- maulstick
- medium
- meretriciousness
- mince
- misquote
- misuse
- mitigation
- occult
- ornament
- ostentation
- overcharge
- overlay
- overload
- paint
- paintbrush
- palette
- palliation
- palliative
- parget
- pastel
- pellicle
- pencil
- pervert
- pigment
- pigments
- playacting
- polish
- pose
- posing
- posture
- pretense
- pretension
- pretext
- prime
- protestation
- qualification
- refuge
- representation
- revetment
- rub
- scale
- scour
- screen
- scum
- semblance
- shade
- shadow
- sham
- shellac
- shine
- show
- shroud
- siccative
- simulacrum
- simulation
- sketchbook
- skin
- slant
- slick
- smear
- softening
- spatula
- speciousness
- stain
- stalking-horse
- strain
- stratagem
- stump
- subterfuge
- tinct
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- tone
- torture
- trick
- twist
- undercoat
- veil
- veneer
- warp
- wash
- wax
- white
- whitewash
varnish (v.)
- adorn
- alibi
- allowance
- becloud
- bedaub
- bedizen
- befog
- begild
- belie
- besmear
- bias
- blanket
- blind
- bluff
- brush
- buff
- burnish
- calcimine
- camouflage
- canvas
- chalk
- charcoal
- cloak
- cloud
- coat
- color
- complexion
- conceal
- convolute
- cover
- crayon
- curtain
- dab
- daub
- decorate
- deep-dye
- diminish
- dip
- disguise
- dissemble
- distemper
- distort
- dye
- ease
- eclipse
- elaborate
- embellish
- emblazon
- embroider
- enamel
- engild
- enrich
- ensconce
- enshroud
- envelop
- excuse
- extenuate
- face
- falsify
- feint
- festoon
- film
- finish
- flourish
- fraud
- fresco
- front
- fudge
- fur
- furbish
- garble
- gild
- glance
- glaze
- gloss
- grain
- ground
- guise
- handle
- hide
- hue
- humbug
- ignore
- illuminate
- imbue
- ingrain
- involve
- japan
- lacquer
- lessen
- luster
- mask
- masquerade
- mince
- misconstrue
- misdirect
- misinterpret
- misquote
- misrepresent
- misstate
- misuse
- mitigate
- obfuscate
- obscure
- occult
- ornament
- overcharge
- overlay
- overload
- overstate
- paint
- palliate
- parget
- pencil
- pervert
- pigment
- polish
- pose
- posture
- prime
- rub
- scale
- scour
- screen
- scum
- shade
- shadow
- sham
- shellac
- shine
- show
- shroud
- skin
- slant
- sleek
- slick
- smear
- soft-pedal
- soften
- stain
- stipple
- strain
- stump
- sugarcoat
- tinct
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- titivate
- tone
- torture
- trick
- twist
- undercoat
- understate
- veil
- veneer
- warp
- wash
- wax
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
