garnishment vs garnish

garnishment and garnish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
garnishment	Yes	No	No	No
garnish	Yes	No	Yes	No

garnishment (noun)	garnish (noun)
a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee	any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
	something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

garnishment (verb)	garnish (verb)
	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
	take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support