Glaze

Pronunciation: /ˈɡleɪz/

Glaze (verb)

  1. to cover something with a smooth, shiny coating.
  2. to make your eyes look shiny or unfocused.

Examples

  • She glazed the cake with chocolate.
  • He glazed the pottery with a clear coat.

Common collocations: glaze a cake, glaze with sugar, eyes glaze over, glaze with tears, thick glaze

Glaze (noun)

  1. a smooth, shiny layer on a surface.
  2. a glassy coating applied to pottery or ceramics.

Examples

  • The glaze on the doughnut was sweet.
  • A thick glaze covered the cake.

Synonyms of Glaze

Neutral

Formal

Antonyms of Glaze

  • when referring to removing shine