garnish
- n something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
- n any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- v take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt - v decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
garnishee
- n a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
- v take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
garnishment
- n a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee
garonne
- n a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
garonne river
- n a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay
garotte
- n an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
- v strangle with an iron collar
garpike
- n primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
garret
- n floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
garrick
- n English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
garrison
- n a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- n United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
- n the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
- v station (troops) in a fort or garrison