decoration
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- noun
- /ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən/
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- She handmade all these fancy decorations for the table.
- Christmas decorations
- interior decorations
- costumes and decorations
How do you feel about Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving?
- How do you feel about Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving?
- I think this is a decoration, but it lights up.
- We have to then put the Christmas decorations away to begin the next year.
- First of all, the decorations are only on the fronts of the houses.
- I would set nail polishes in the background literally just as decoration and never use them.
Examples
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The decoration on the cake made it look so beautiful for the wedding.
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Even though it's the end of January, Kwan always keeps the holiday decorations up until after her birthday.
Fiction book (1996) -
I like the ghost decoration you got on your porch.
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B, He still has his Christmas decorations up from a month ago.
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We have to then put the Christmas decorations away to begin the next year.
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Joe provided these lovely decorations for us.
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This shop sells Christmas decorations, Christmas lights, Christmas trees.
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I like the little retro decorations, like this little guy.
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At Christmas, their lawns were covered with decorations, a Nortex tradition the papers called the Festival of Lights.
Fiction book (1991) -
The transformation of the home at Christmas, with lights, evergreens, and other decorations, proclaims it an ideal place.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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3.3
A pattern or picture used to decorate a surface
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1.6
A decoration placed on something to make it look nicer
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5.8
Something added to make a story or thing more interesting
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4.2
Something added to make a person or thing look more attractive
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Details added to make something look more beautiful
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4.6
An object placed on top of something for decoration or comfort
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3.7
Objects and items used to make a film or play scene look real
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3.7
A small object or pattern people add to make something look nicer
A small ornament that sits on top of things like roofs, posts or furniture
A decorative piece people add to a building to make it look nicer
Decorative details added for show that do not make something work better
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.6
The art of choosing colors, furniture, and materials for the inside of a building
- Archaic
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7.4
A United States holiday to remember soldiers who died in war that happens on the last Monday in May
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decoration comes from the same root as decorate and decor, which means 'beauty'. So a decoration is something you add to make a room or object more attractive.