- tinsel - a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion"
--1 is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Derived forms: verb tinsel2, verb tinsel1 - tinsel - a thread with glittering metal foil attached
--2 is a kind of thread, yarn
Derived forms: verb tinsel2, verb tinsel3
- tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood"
--1 is one way to lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun tinsel1
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- tinsel - adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
--2 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun tinsel2, noun tinsel1
Somebody ----s something
- tinsel - interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
--3 is one way to weave, interweave
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun tinsel2
Somebody ----s something