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ornaments

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɔɹnəmənts// or·na·ments

n. small objects that you use to decorate a room or a garden. They are usually there just to look nice rather than to be useful.

n. decorative objects used to enhance the appearance of a room, garment, or garden. Often implies items of little functional value kept for aesthetic or sentimental reasons.


SIMPLE

She keeps several small glass ornaments on the shelf.

CONTEXTUAL

After the holidays, they carefully wrapped each Christmas ornament in tissue paper and stored them in the attic.

COMPLEX

The mantelpiece was crowded with various porcelain ornaments and silver trinkets collected during her extensive travels across Europe.

Synonyms
Usage

Usually used in the plural when referring to a collection of decorative items.

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