Meaning & use
decoration
An object or design added to something to make it more attractive.
See it in a sentence
We hung colorful decorations around the classroom for the holiday celebration.
The cake was topped with sugar decorations shaped like flowers.
A note on using this word
Can also refer to a military medal, as in "a decoration for valor."
Words with a similar meaning
ornamentadornment
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