varnish varnish

noun

a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface  ( varnish )
a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

verb

cover with varnish  ( seal, varnish )
cover with varnish

 family Mutillidae family Mutillidae

noun

a family of wasps  ( family Mutillidae, Mutillidae )
a family of wasps

 pestle pestle

noun

a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar  ( pestle )
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
  Use the pestle to crush ingredients in the mortar
Use the pestle to crush ingredients in the mortar

a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone  ( muller, pestle, pounder )
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores  ( pestle, stamp )
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

verb

grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar  ( pestle )
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
 pestle the garlic
pestle the garlic

 Lactuca sativa asparagina Lactuca sativa asparagina

noun

lettuce valued especially for its edible stems  ( celtuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina, stem lettuce )
lettuce valued especially for its edible stems