Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gild the lily | No | No | Yes | No |
add | No | No | Yes | No |
gild the lily (verb) | add (verb) |
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make unnecessary additions to what is already complete | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of |
adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful) | make an addition by combining numbers |
determine the sum of | |
state or say further | |
bestow a quality on | |
constitute an addition |