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koriste — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accessory noun An additional item that complements or completes something, especially an outfit.
  • clock noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
  • decoration noun The act of making something look more attractive, or an item added purely to embellish it.
  • decorative adj Serving mainly to decorate or add visual appeal, rather than to serve a practical function.
  • dressing noun A sauce added to a salad or dish, often oil-based.
  • flourish verb To grow, develop, or succeed vigorously.
  • gewgaw noun A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
  • ornament noun A decorative object or detail added to make something more attractive.

Senses

koriste is used for these senses in English:

  • accessory (art) Something in a work of art without being indispensably necessary, for example solely ornamental parts.
  • clock A pattern near the heel of a sock or stocking.
  • decoration The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
  • decoration Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
  • decorative That serves to decorate
  • dressing (obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
  • dressing An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
  • flourish An ornamentation.

accessory — full definition

  1. noun An additional item that complements or completes something, especially an outfit.
  2. noun A person who helps someone commit a crime without directly carrying it out.
  3. adj Supplementary or secondary rather than essential.

clock — full definition

  1. noun A device that displays or measures the time of day.
  2. noun The odometer of a vehicle, which records distance travelled.
  3. verb To measure the time or speed of something.
  4. verb To notice or become aware of something.
  5. verb To illegally alter a vehicle's odometer to show a lower mileage.

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