tarring
Applying black sealant
Tarring is the application of tar—a thick, dark, sticky substance derived from wood or coal.
Roads are tarred to seal and preserve them.
The word appears most often in tarring and feathering, a historical punishment where hot tar was poured on someone before covering them with feathers.
Figuratively, tarring means smearing someone's reputation: tarring all politicians with the same brush.
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- smearSpread or defame
- besmirchTo soil someone's reputation
- vilifyAttack someone's reputation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
libel · denounce · mudslinging · scandal · reputation · mob · vigilante · humiliation
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- bitumenViscous hydrocarbon mixture
- macadamCrushed stone paving
- hot-mixHeated asphalt mixture
resurfacing · potholes · patching · driveway · highway · compaction · steamroller · aggregate
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- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- heatedWarmed or passionate
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- stickyApt to adhere
application · layer · spreading · thick · gooey · messy · black · pungent
Overlapping roof cladding
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- underlaymentBase layer beneath flooring
- pitchFrequency of sound
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
waterproofing · eaves · weatherproofing · membrane · decking · coating · heated · bucket
feathering
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slander · libel · denounce · mudslinging · scandal · reputation · mob · vigilante · humiliation · punishment
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
hot-mix · resurfacing · potholes · patching · driveway · highway · compaction · steamroller · aggregate · subbase
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
sticky · application · layer · spreading · thick · gooey · messy · black · pungent · dripping
shingles
Overlapping roof cladding
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- underlaymentBase layer beneath flooring
- pitchFrequency of sound
flashing · waterproofing · eaves · weatherproofing · membrane · decking · coating · heated · bucket · mop
caulking
Material for sealing gaps
deckhand · bosun · marlinspike · oakum · seams · hull · planking · rope · cordage · maritime
- coatingcoating, covering, glazing, lacquering, plating
- roofingshingle, shingles, tile, asphalt shingles, metal roofing
- roof repairleak repair, roof inspection, patching, crack repair, sealing
- ropeworkknot tying, knot, knots, ropework, hitch
- shipbuildingshipyards, shipyard, dockyards, dockyard, hull
- cordagerope, cord, twine, line, hawser
tarringconcreting
Applying wet stone mixture
graveling · bricking · cementing · cobbling · asphalting
tarringpraising
Voicing admiration
defending · vindicating · exonerating · rehabilitating · clearing
- tarring with the same brushUnfairly judging group by individual
- tarring and featheringPunitive coating with pitch and down