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The baker added a sweet glaze to the cake.
What does Glaze mean?
Glaze is a smooth shiny coating.
Dictionary definition
A smooth shiny coating; as a verb, to cover something with a thin shiny layer.
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Glaze in a sentence
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Artists sometimes glaze pottery before firing it.
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Glaze can be a shiny coating or the act of adding that coating.
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What does glaze mean?
Glaze means glaze is a smooth shiny coating.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to glaze?
coating is the closest match based on the meaning of glaze.
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WordGlaze.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningGlaze is a smooth shiny coating.
ExampleExample: The baker added a sweet glaze to the cake.
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
Opposite words
stripTo remove a covering.
roughenTo make less smooth.
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Glaze is a smooth shiny coating.
Common mix-up
Glaze is not the same as strip. Glaze means glaze is a smooth shiny coating.
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Read this model sentence: Artists sometimes glaze pottery before firing it. Clue words: artists, sometimes, pottery. Underline clue words that show why glaze fits instead of strip. Now write one new sentence that shows glaze without using the word glaze. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show glaze?
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