lavish

Object

• praise: Marlon Brando lavishes praise on the director of esure's advertisements.
• attention: Almost maniacal care has been taken over the RSV 1000 R Factory with attention lavished on even the smallest details.
• gift: Until God lavished the gift of the Holy Spirit on them at the Feast of Pentecost.
• money: Another factor common between owners of older and newer MGs is the time, effort and money lavished on the cars.
• care: Hounds are in excellent condition thanks to the care lavished on them by Adrian Smith at the kennels at Birdsall.
• love: So I figured I'd lavish a little love on mine.

Preposition: with

• praise: In addition, it has been lavished with critical praise and awards including an Olivier.
• care: With so few rooms any guests are lavished with care and attention that all makes up for a very special stay.

Modifies a noun

• banquet: No butler opened the door to her, no lavish banquets were given in her honor.
• lifestyle: They had been living a lavish lifestyle for at least 4 years through drugs trafficking.
• palace: He celebrated the occasion by building a lavish palace.
• bash: The stunning actress was cosying up to Jamie at the lavish bash.
• costume: Readers will especially love the hundreds of color photos of everything from Venice's famous Rialto Bridge to the lavish costumes worn for Carnival.

Modifying Another Word

• too: M any rivals thought John James had been too lavish in fitting out a new shop.
• often: Hindu weddings are often lavish affairs, the bride has had her skin rubbed with turmeric powder, this gives it a glowing quality.
• very: It bestowed the honor of a very lavish triumph.
• so: Finally he was so lavish with money as he became a frequent, valuable customer of geisha houses.
• not: Budget details Food - £ 45 per week for a single person is a sensible but not lavish budget.
• quite: In fact, an estate in the Russian countryside in 1904 was quite lavish.