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Definition: Furbish Up |
Furbish UpVerb1. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Furbish UpSynonyms: bushel (v), doctor (v), fix (v), mend (v), repair (v), restore (v), touch on (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: break (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Improvement | Touch up, rub up, brush up, furbish up, bolster up, vamp up, brighten up, warm up; polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage; prune; repair; (restore); put in order; (arrange). |
Preparation | Elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity; nurture; (aid); hatch, cook, brew; temper, anneal, smelt; barbecue; infumate; maturate. equip, arm, man; fit-out, fit up; furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge; dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up; refurbish; sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune; whet the knife, whet the sword; wind up, screw up; adjust; (fit); put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness; pack. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Furbish Up |
| English words defined with "furbish up": Mangonize. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "furbish up"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kohentaa (touch up). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urbishfay upay restaurar (bring back, refurbish, renovate, restore), renovarse (furbish, refurbish, tart up). (various references) renovera (recondition, refurbish, renovate), putsa upp (furbish, rub up), piffa upp (perk, titivate). (various references) ทำใหม่ (remake, renew), ขั"จนขึ้นเงา. (various references) yenisi gibi yapmak, parlatmak (blazon, brighten, burnish, clean, furbish, give a polish, glaze, gloss, lighten, luster, polish, rub up, satin, shine, sleek), canlandırmak (accelerate, animate, arouse, brace, bring to life, brisk, brisk up, characterize, drum up, enact, enliven, exhilarate, fortify, freshen, galvanize, ginger, ginger up, give a fresh impetus to, hearten, impersonate, innervate, inspire, inspirit, interpret, invigorate, jazz, jazz up, jog, key up, liven, liven up, pep up, perform, personalize, personate, personify, play, play the role of, portray, quicken, rake up, rally, recreate, refresh, regenerate, represent, revitalize, revive, revivify, rouse, rouse up, smarten, smarten up, spirit, spirit up, stimulate, tone up, touch up, uplift, vitalize, vivify, wake, waken). (various references) підновляти, переробляти (adapt, alter, change, do again, make over, readjust, recast, re-do, rehash, remake, remodel, revise, rework, transverse, turn over, work over). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-f-h-i-p-r-s-u-u" | |
-2 letters: brushup, furbish. | |
-3 letters: hubris, uprush. | |
-4 letters: brush, buhrs, burps, pubis, puris, rubus, shrub, sirup, usurp. | |
-5 letters: bris, buhr, burp, burs, bush, fibs, firs, fish, fubs, furs, hips, hubs, pfui, phis, pish, pubs, puri, purs, push, rhus, ribs, rifs, rips, rubs, rush, ship, shri, spur, surf, urbs, urus. | |
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