<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.</li><li>any of the thin layers of wood glued together to form plywood.</li><li>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.</li><li>a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance: a cruel person with a veneer of kindliness.</li><li>Synonyms: guise, mask, show, front, facade.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to overlay or face (wood) with thin sheets of some material, as a fine wood, ivory, or tortoise shell.</li><li>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.</li><li>to cement (layers of wood veneer) to form plywood.</li><li>to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to.</li></ul>