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单词 gussies up
释义

gussy up

verb

gus·​sy up ˈgə-sē-ˈəp How to pronounce gussy up (audio)
gussied up; gussying up; gussies up

transitive verb

: dress up, embellish

Synonyms

  • adorn
  • array
  • beautify
  • bedeck
  • bedizen
  • blazon
  • caparison
  • deck
  • decorate
  • do
  • do up
  • doll up
  • drape
  • dress
  • embellish
  • emblaze
  • emboss
  • enrich
  • fancify
  • fancy up
  • festoon
  • garnish
  • glitz (up)
  • grace
  • ornament
  • pretty (up)
  • trim
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Example Sentences

gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

gussies up

verb

present tense third-person singular of gussy up
as in adorns
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming gone are the days when the high school prom was held in the gym, which had been gussied up for the occasion

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • adorns
  • decorates
  • drapes
  • does up
  • fancies up
  • ornaments
  • decks
  • trims
  • dresses
  • fancifies
  • graces
  • enriches
  • garnishes
  • arrays
  • dresses up
  • bedecks
  • beautifies
  • embellishes
  • caparisons
  • paints
  • emblazes
  • festoons
  • embosses
  • blazons
  • bedizens
  • pretties (up)
  • glitzes (up)
  • does
  • dolls up
  • traps
  • brightens
  • tricks (out)
  • figures
  • chases
  • ribbons
  • frills
  • embroiders
  • freshens
  • feathers
  • fringes
  • braids
  • flounces
  • accessorizes
  • garlands
  • smartens
  • swags
  • fillets
  • appliqués
  • bosses
  • filigrees
  • gilds
  • hangs
  • gems
  • jewels
  • diamonds
  • impearls
  • pearls
  • furbelows
  • spruces (up)
  • laces
  • wreathes
  • redoes
  • redecorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • scars
  • spoils
  • disfigures
  • reveals
  • mars
  • simplifies
  • displays
  • defaces
  • streamlines
  • blemishes
  • uncovers
  • exposes
  • strips
  • dismantles
  • bares
  • denudes
  • divests
  • uglifies
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