[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.", "any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood.", "Building Trades.a facing of a certain material applied to a different one or to a type of construction not ordinarily associated with it, as a facing of brick applied to a frame house.", "a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance:a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness.Synonyms: guise , mask , show , front , facade"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell.", "to face or cover (an object) with any material that is more desirable as a surface material than the basic material of the object; revet.", "to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood.", "to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to."]}]