English > coat: 6 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A thin layer covering something. |
|---|
| Example | "a second coat of paint" |
|---|
| Synonym | coating |
|---|
| Narrower | bitumastic | A protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering |
|---|
| coat of paint | A layer of paint covering something else |
| emulsion, photographic emulsion | A light-sensitive coating on paper or film |
| enamel | Any smooth glossy coating / coating that resembles ceramic glaze |
| facing, veneer | An ornamental coating / coating to a building |
| finish coat, finishing coat | The final / final coating / coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings |
| gilt, gilding | A coating / coating of gold or of something that looks like gold |
| lacquer | A hard glossy coating / coating |
| overcoat, overcoating | An additional protective coating / coating (as of paint or varnish) |
| paint, pigment | A substance used as a coating / coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid / liquid) |
| patina | A fine coating / coating of oxide on the surface of a metal |
| plating, metal plating | A thin coating / coating of metal deposited on a surface |
| rendering | A coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall |
| seal | A finishing coat applied to exclude moisture |
| varnish | A coating / coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface |
| veneer, veneering | coating / coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood |
| waterproofing | A coating capable of making a surface waterproof |
| Broader | covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
|---|
| Catalan | bany, capa, mà |
|---|
| Spanish | baño, capa, mano |
|---|
| Verbs | coat | put a coat on |
|---|
| coat | form a coat over |
English > coat: 6 senses > verb 1, contact| Meaning | Put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface. |
|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
|---|
| Model | The wind storms coat the area with dust and dirt |
|---|
| Example | "coat the cake with chocolate" |
|---|
| Synonym | surface |
|---|
| Narrower | anodize, anodise | coat / coat a metal with an oxide coat |
|---|
| blacktop | coat with blacktop |
| bonderize, bonderise | coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion |
| brush on | apply with a brush |
| cement | Cover or coat with cement |
| copper | coat with a layer of copper |
| crumb | coat with bread crumbs |
| dredge | Cover before cooking |
| egg | coat / coat with beaten egg |
| encrust, incrust | Cover or coat / coat with a crust |
| enrobe | Provide with a coating / coating |
| finish | Provide with a finish |
| foliate | coat or back with metal foil |
| galvanize, galvanise | Cover with zinc |
| gelatinize | coat with gelatin |
| glaze | coat with a glaze |
| grit | Cover with a grit |
| macadamize, macadamise, tarmac | surface with macadam |
| metal | Cover with metal |
| metalize, metallize | coat with metal |
| paint | apply paint to |
| patinate, patinize, patinise | coat with a patina |
| pave | Cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic |
| plaster, daub | coat with plaster |
| plate | coat with a layer of metal |
| platinize | coat with metallic platinum |
| porcelainize | coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface |
| refinish | Give a new surface |
| render | coat with plastic or cement |
| resurface | Cover with a new surface |
| rubberize, rubberise, rubber | coat / coat or impregnate with rubber |
| size | Cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) |
| skim | coat / coat (a liquid / liquid) with a layer |
| skimcoat | coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle |
| soot | coat with soot |
| stucco | coat / coat with stucco |
| tar | coat with tar |
| varnish, seal | Cover with varnish |
| zinc | coat or cover with zinc |
| Broader | cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered |
|---|
| Nouns | coating | the work of applying something |
|---|
| coating, coat | a thin layer covering something |
| coating | a decorative texture / texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) |