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Blacking

🔄 Synonyms of "Blacking"

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Word	Definition
shoe polishnoun	A product rubbed onto shoes to make them shine.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blacking"

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Word	Definition
shoe polishnoun	A product rubbed onto shoes to make them shine.
bootnoun	(footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
blackwashingnoun	(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
blackeningnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
nigrificationnoun	The act or process of making black.
keroidnoun	(medicine) A thick overgrowth of tissue on severe burns.
browningnoun	The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
blackwashnoun	(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
coatingnoun	A thin outer layer.
niggerizingnoun	(obsolete) The process of treating wood with a coal tar mixture under high pressure, for the purpose of increasing acid resistance.
glazing agentnoun	Any food additive added to produce a shiny protective coating.
clearcoatnoun	A (usually glossy and durable) transparent coat sprayed over the pigmented coats of a paint job or similar coating.
silveringnoun	The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.
curtain coatingnoun	(countable) A coating applied by this process.
bluingnoun	A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes.
whiteningnoun	The process of making something white or whiter.
bronzingnoun	The process of giving something the appearance of bronze.
varnishingnoun	An application of varnish.
sputter coatingnoun	The coating resulting from this process.
limationnoun	(archaic) The act of filing, polishing, or refining.