tinsel

/tɪnsəl/ verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
VERB
1

Adorn with tinsel.

“snow flakes tinseled the trees”

2

Impart a cheap brightness to.

“his tinseled image of Hollywood”

3

Interweave with tinsel.

“tinseled velvet”

NOUN
1

A showy decoration that is basically valueless.

“all the tinsel of self-promotion”

2

A thread with glittering metal foil attached.

WORD FORMS
Related formtinselly
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininseltay
Starts & ends withT … L
Syllablestin · sel
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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