1
N‑UNCOUNT
If something has
variety
, it consists of things which are different from each other. □ [+
2
N‑SING
A
variety
of
things is a number of different kinds or examples of the same thing. □ [+
3
N‑COUNT
A
variety
of
something is a type of it. □ [+
vari|ous ◆◆◇ /veə riəs/
1
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n] If you say that there are
various
things, you mean there are several different things of the type mentioned. □
2
ADJ
If a number of things are described as
various
, they are very different from one another. □
vari|ous|ly
/veə
riəsli/ ADV
[usu ADV
with v, oft ADV
adj] You can use
variously
to introduce a number of different ways in which something can be described. □
var|nish /vɑː r n I ʃ/ (varnishes , varnishing , varnished )
1
N‑VAR
Varnish
is an oily liquid which is painted onto wood or other material to give it a hard, clear, shiny surface. □
2
N‑SING
The
varnish
on an object is the hard, clear, shiny surface that it has when it has been painted with varnish. □
3
VERB
If you
varnish
something, you paint it with varnish. □ [V
n]
4 → see also nail varnish
var|sity /vɑː r s I ti/ (varsities )
1
ADJ
[ADJ
n] People sometimes use
varsity
to describe things that relate to universities, especially sports activities or teams at a university or competitions between universities. [BRIT
, mainly JOURNALISM
] □
2
N‑COUNT
[oft N
n] The
varsity
is the main or first team for a particular sport at a high school, college, or university. [AM
] □
vary ◆◇◇ /veə ri/ (varies , varying , varied )
1
VERB
If things
vary
, they are different from each other in size, amount, or degree. □ [V
]
2
VERB
If something
varies
or if you
vary
it, it becomes different or changed. □ [V
]
3 → see also varied SYNONYMS vary VERB
1
differ:
diverge:
contrast with:
2
change:
transform:
alter: