to luster

Examples

• All

• After cleaning the car, he took extra time to luster the paint for a glossy finish.

• The artist applied a glaze to luster the surface of the pottery, enhancing its beauty.

• for when love's gone they luster on

  Sushi Girl (2012)

• for when love's gone they'll luster on

  Sushi Girl (2012)

• It tightens, lustered black with reddish smears.

  Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

S

to shine

vsto luster

64 1.0

To make something smooth and bright by rubbing it

focuses on creating glossy appearance rather than smoothness

B

to buff

vsto luster

17 4.4

To polish something by rubbing until it is smooth or shiny

may create shine without the physical rubbing process

B

to burnish

vsto luster

11 7.1

To make a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing

can use various methods to give a shiny appearance

G

to gloss

vsto luster

1 4.0

To make a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing or polishing

is the general action of adding shine without stressing finish method

F

to furbish

vsto luster

• Archaic

1 9.2

To make something shiny by rubbing

often describes adding shine generally rather than restoring condition

G

to glass

vsto luster

1 8.1

To give a smooth shiny surface by adding a glossy coat

includes any method of creating shine rather than coating only

S

to slicker

vsto luster

5.1

To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing or polishing

is used for adding shine but without the implied extra intensity

Antonyms

D

dull

31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

How Shiny

varnish

12 4.4

to luster

• US

1 5.2

to polish

46 1.1

to clean

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology