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What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership.
Susan Faludi

Meaning of "veneer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VENEER

From German furnieren to veneer, from Old French fournir to furnish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VENEER

veneer  [vɪˈnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VENEER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Veneer is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb veneer in English.

WHAT DOES VENEER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Veneer

Veneer may refer to: ▪ Veneer, a cosmetic treatment for teeth ▪ Veneer, a musical recording by José González ▪ Wood veneer, a thin facing layer of wood ▪ Masonry veneer, a thin facing layer of brick ▪ Stone veneer, a thin facing layer of stone ▪ "Veneer", a song by The Verve Pipe from Villains...

Definition of veneer in the English dictionary

The first definition of veneer in the dictionary is a thin layer of wood, plastic, etc, with a decorative or fine finish that is bonded to the surface of a less expensive material, usually wood. Other definition of veneer is a superficial appearance, esp one that is pleasing. Veneer is also any facing material that is applied to a different backing material.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VENEER

PRESENT

Present
I veneer
you veneer
he/she/it veneers
we veneer
you veneer
they veneer
Present continuous
I am veneering
you are veneering
he/she/it is veneering
we are veneering
you are veneering
they are veneering
Present perfect
I have veneered
you have veneered
he/she/it has veneered
we have veneered
you have veneered
they have veneered
Present perfect continuous
I have been veneering
you have been veneering
he/she/it has been veneering
we have been veneering
you have been veneering
they have been veneering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I veneered
you veneered
he/she/it veneered
we veneered
you veneered
they veneered
Past continuous
I was veneering
you were veneering
he/she/it was veneering
we were veneering
you were veneering
they were veneering
Past perfect
I had veneered
you had veneered
he/she/it had veneered
we had veneered
you had veneered
they had veneered
Past perfect continuous
I had been veneering
you had been veneering
he/she/it had been veneering
we had been veneering
you had been veneering
they had been veneering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will veneer
you will veneer
he/she/it will veneer
we will veneer
you will veneer
they will veneer
Future continuous
I will be veneering
you will be veneering
he/she/it will be veneering
we will be veneering
you will be veneering
they will be veneering
Future perfect
I will have veneered
you will have veneered
he/she/it will have veneered
we will have veneered
you will have veneered
they will have veneered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been veneering
you will have been veneering
he/she/it will have been veneering
we will have been veneering
you will have been veneering
they will have been veneering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would veneer
you would veneer
he/she/it would veneer
we would veneer
you would veneer
they would veneer
Conditional continuous
I would be veneering
you would be veneering
he/she/it would be veneering
we would be veneering
you would be veneering
they would be veneering
Conditional perfect
I would have veneer
you would have veneer
he/she/it would have veneer
we would have veneer
you would have veneer
they would have veneer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been veneering
you would have been veneering
he/she/it would have been veneering
we would have been veneering
you would have been veneering
they would have been veneering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you veneer
we let´s veneer
you veneer
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to veneer
Past participle
veneered
Present Participle
veneering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VENEER


apnea
æpˈnɪə
auctioneer
ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə
avenir
ˌævəˈnɪə
buccaneer
ˌbʌkəˈnɪə
carabineer
ˌkærəbɪˈnɪə
chiffonier
ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə
domineer
ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə
dulcinea
ˌdʌlsɪˈnɪə
engineer
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə
meneer
məˈnɪə
mountaineer
ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪə
mutineer
ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪə
paneer
pəˈnɪə
pioneer
ˌpaɪəˈnɪə
re-engineer
ˌriːendʒɪˈnɪə
sinfonia
ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə
souvenir
ˌsuːvəˈnɪə
tachypnea
ˌtækɪpˈnɪə
Tanzania
ˌtænzəˈnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VENEER

vendue
veneerer
veneering
venefic
venefically
veneficious
veneficiously
veneficous
veneficously
venenate
venene
venenose
venepuncture
venerability
venerable
Venerable Bede
venerableness
venerably
venerate
venerated

WORDS THAT END LIKE VENEER

aeronautical engineer
ashlar veneer
brick veneer
chemical engineer
chief engineer
civil engineer
consultant engineer
electrical engineer
electronics engineer
flight engineer
licensed aircraft engineer
locomotive engineer
mechanical engineer
process engineer
service engineer
sneer
software engineer
sound engineer
structural engineer
systems engineer

Synonyms and antonyms of veneer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VENEER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «veneer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of veneer

Translation of «veneer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VENEER

Find out the translation of veneer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of veneer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «veneer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虚饰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barniz
570 millions of speakers

English

veneer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिबास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القشرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шпон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aparência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাতলা তক্তার আবরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vernis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Venir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anstrich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うわべ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

겉치장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Veneer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

veneer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போர்வையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरवरचा भपका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yaldız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

facciata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fornir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шпон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furnir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καπλαμά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fineer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

faner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finér
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of veneer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VENEER»

The term «veneer» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.723 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VENEER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «veneer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «veneer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about veneer

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10 QUOTES WITH «VENEER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word veneer.
1
Bryan Batt
I think there is this steely strength beneath this beautiful veneer that a lot of women possess. I can't fathom or understand it.
2
George Washington Carver
There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.
3
Ted Dekker
What matters is discovering myself under the veneer, under the layers that are wrapped around me. There are two 'yous'; there's 'you', the real you, and then there's the image.
4
Eve Ensler
People are sad. People are broke. People are worried about money, people are worried that they're not enough and not amounting to anything and they don't feel good about themselves. People have rough times, and everybody's pretending it's not true, and we need to break that veneer.
5
Evan Esar
Hope is tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment.
6
Susan Faludi
What happened with Hurricane Katrina was the American electorate was forced to look at what lay behind the veneer of chest-beating. We all saw the consequences of having terrible government leadership.
7
Michael Flanders
The purpose of satire has been rightly stated as to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half truth, and our job, as I see it, is to put it back again!
8
Henry Giroux
The mainstream media spins stories that are largely racist, violent, and irresponsible - stories that celebrate power and demonize victims, all the while camouflaging its pedagogical influence under the cheap veneer of entertainment.
9
Lena Headey
There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.
10
Edward Hopper
After all, we are not French and never can be, and any attempt to be so is to deny our inheritance and to try to impose upon ourselves a character that can be nothing but a veneer upon the surface.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VENEER»

Discover the use of veneer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to veneer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society
Discover the endless facades that are widespread in our culture and the dangerous powers of consumption and technology that fuels these facades.
Timothy D. Willard, R. Jason Locy, 2011
2
Veneer: Stories
"The Mississippi that he writes about is not one of racist sheriffs and magnolias but offshore gambling and movie stars and forty-dollar steaks." -- Lewis Nordan.
Steve Yarbrough, 1998
3
A Complete Guide to Hardwood Plywood and Face Veneer
It is for this reason that both the Hardwood Plywood and Veneer Association standard and the Architectural Woodwork Institute standard contain the following footnote under the tables that address common face veneer patterns: "The headings ...
Ang Schramm, 2003
4
Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society
Discover the endless facades that are widespread in our culture and the dangerous powers of consumption and technology that fuels these facades.
Timothy D. Willard, Jason Locy, 2011
5
Marquetry and Veneer
Explains how veneer is manufactured and how to lay it using simple equipment, and demonstrates the methods of marquetry, discussing in particular saws for cutting intricate details
Fine woodworking, 1987
6
Modern Technology of Wood, Veneer, Plywood, Particle, Board, ...
The book Modern Technology of Wood, Veneer, Plywood, Particle Board, Fibreboard, Bamboo & Forest Products covers Wood-The Energy Source, Wood Carbonisation, Saw Mill, Types of Saw, Timber Terminology, Saw Types, Circular Saw, Sawing Methods ...
EIRI Board, EIRI Board of Consultants & Engineers, 2011
7
Seismic Performance of Anchored Brick Veneer
A study was conducted on the out-of-plane seismic performance of anchored brick veneer with woodframe backup wall systems, to evaluate prescriptive design requirements and current construction practices.
Dziugas Joseph Reneckis, 2009
8
Wood Veneer: Log Selection, Cutting, and Drying
CONVEYING AND CLIPPING VENEER VENEER DRYING QUALITY CONTROL M 139 941 Figure 27. —. Conveying Veneer from Lathe As veneer comes from the lathe, it may be manually pulled out on a table, but more generally it is moved  ...
John Francis Lutz, 1978
9
Techniques for peeling, slicing and drying veneer
Procedures used to manufacture wood veneer are reviewed in detail.
John F. Lutz, 1974
10
Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology
s the supply of larger trees diminishes and the cost \ of wood continues to increase, veneer will become a more important part of the wood market. Veneer is wood in the form of a thin layer or sheet with the grain direction of the wood parallel to ...
R. Bruce Hoadley, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VENEER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term veneer is used in the context of the following news items.
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For an evening, veneer property gate is opened
The well-attended open house was followed by an unguided “site visit,” as a gate to the former veneer plant property owned by Boise Cascade Co. from Strand ... «Portland Tribune, Jun 15»
2
Oriental Veneer standalone Mar '15 sales at Rs 21.16 crore
Oriental Veneer Products has reported a standalone total income from operations of Rs 21.16 crore and a net profit of Rs 1.68 crore for the quarter ended Mar ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jun 15»
3
StemWood Veneer Will Close Operations, Citing Asian Competition
NEW ALBANY, IN - StemWood, a veneer and lumber mill, says it will wind down operations by the end of the 2015. StemWood produces high quality 4/4 walnut, ... «woodworkingnetwork.com, May 15»
4
New Albany veneer, lumber mill to close after more than 100 years
StemWood Corp., a New Albany veneer and lumber mill that has operated since 1905, plans to close in the next six to eight months. “The exodus of American ... «Louisville Business First, May 15»
5
Research and Markets: Global and Chinese Wood Veneer Industry …
Market Research Report on Global and Chinese Wood Veneer Industry, 2010-2020 is a professional and in-depth market survey on Global and Chinese Wood ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
6
Latvian veneer log prices grow
On average, category A veneer logs cost €86.56 per cubic metre during this period. For category B veneer logs, the increase was smaller, with the average price ... «HD FestForest, Apr 15»
7
To launch natural veneer; targeting Rs 35cr rev: Greenply
Reema: You are planning to launch a natural veneer very soon perhaps in the next two months. What kind of an opportunity will it throw up? What are the ... «Moneycontrol.com, Mar 15»
8
Encinitas Dentist Offering Revolutionary Prepless Veneers
ENCINITAS, CA--(Marketwired - February 28, 2015) - Dr. Gary Braunstein is the first dentist in San Diego to offer EasySmile LifeLike Veneers -- a breakthrough, ... «Marketwired, Feb 15»
9
BILL CRAWFORD — Mississippi's thin racial veneer
Perhaps, Mississippi only has a thin veneer covering its racial leanings. But, then, they say civilization is just a thin veneer over barbarism. Both need continual ... «Mississippi Business Journal, Feb 15»
10
Bride-to-be's botched veneers leave her with rotting, black teeth …
Miss Walters had six veneers fitted by her local, trusted dentist in July 2010. Initially she was happy with the result, but they later shattered as she was biting into ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»

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