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adjective

Definition of shellackednext
as in lacquered

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verb

past tense of shellac
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin the local football team was shellacked 35-0 in their final outing for the season

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  1. whipped
  2. bombed
  3. glazed
  4. flattened
  5. glassy
  6. waxed
  7. buried
  8. trimmed
Verb
  • In at least four of the heists, the thieves threatened their victim with a gun; one victim was pistol whipped, cops said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • At the final whistle, James ran onto the field and whipped a towel through the air.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Its conservative stances resulted in its office being bombed by left-wing labor activists in 1910, killing 21 and wounding over 100 in one of the deadliest acts of terrorism in United States history.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Dec. 2024
  • An entire Arab nation bombed into ruins.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of bombed
Adjective
  • Choosing the best baked ham online can be challenging—there are glazed and non-glazed options, spiral-cut and whole, boneless and bone-in, and large or small hams.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Designed in a finely glazed ceramic shell that encompasses up to 1,000 sq. ft with fragrance, this smart diffuser comes with with a 60ml bottle of Fresh Cotton & Bergamot home fragrance.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of glazed
Verb
  • Entire neighborhoods have been flattened, and the death toll is approaching 46,000 people, most of them women and children.
    Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The contract killer named Mad Dog’s been flattened by a car, so what’s a serial killer in training to do?
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of flattened
Adjective
  • Internally, the residence channels a certain European je ne sais quoi with elegant paned windows, glassy French doors, exposed beam ceilings, and stately fireplaces.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Inside, a little more than 3,600 square feet of living space is infused with light via banks of glassy French doors.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of glassy
Verb
  • Reacting to this week’s news on social media, friends waxed nostalgic about shopping or working at Sam Goody (fondly in the former case, not always so fondly in the latter).
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Reacting to this week’s news on social media, friends waxed nostalgic about shopping or working at Sam Goody (fondly in the former case, not always so fondly in the latter).
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of waxed
Verb
  • His family later held a private funeral, and he was buried on June 8, 2018, at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Where will Jimmy Carter be buried?
    Madeleine Janz, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of buried
Verb
  • The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.
    Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
  • But over time, the big airlines trimmed service at smaller airports.
    Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of trimmed
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