- Types Of Speech
- You can use tarnish as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Tarnish
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, h, i, n, r, s, and t, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter n. Tarnish starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters t, ta, tar, tarn, tarni, and the ending characters are h, sh, ish, nish, rnish, ..
- Definition
- Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- Origin/Roots
- Middle French
- Compound Words
- A compound word, tarnish has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are tarn, and ish.
- School Grade
- Tarnish is set as a sat word that starts with t, ends with h, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is tarnish a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Tarnish in Pig Latin is said as "arnishtay or arnishtway".
- Unigram
- t | a | r | n | i | s | h
- Bigram
- ta | ar | rn | ni | is | sh
- Trigram
- tar | arn | rni | nis | ish
- Quadrigram
- tarn | arni | rnis | nish
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
- Verb Examples
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air;
also used metaphorically;
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air";
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abash | cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self-conscious |
| Achromatise | remove color from "achromatize the lenses" |
| Achromatize | remove color from "achromatize the lenses" |
| Adulterate | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones "adulterate liquor" |
| Animadversion | harsh criticism or disapproval |
| Aspersion | the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) |
| Attaint | condemn by attainder "the man was attainted" |
| Badge Of Infamy | |
| Bandage | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body |
| Bar Sinister |
View all cognitive synonyms for Tarnish
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tarnish | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation |
View English words with the unique letters used in tarnish. Words With The Letters Ahinrst
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Defile | a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) |
| Maculate | spot, stain, or pollute "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" |
| Stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| Sully | French statesman (1560-1641) |
| Tarnish | discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Discoloration | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded |
| Discolouration | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded |
| Stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Tarnisha | No | Yes |
| Starnisha | No | Yes |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarnish (7 letters) | 10 | 10 | tarnish | ||
| Tanushri (8 letters) | 11 +1 | 12 +2 | tanushri |
Tarnish Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With T
- Ends With H
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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