paint
Nouns
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(n) a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
- artists use "paint" and "pigment" interchangeably
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(n) (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- he hit a jump shot from the top of the key
- he dominates play in the paint
- (n) makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks rouge, blusher,
Verbs
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(v) make a painting
- he painted all day in the garden
- He painted a painting of the garden
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(v) apply paint to; coat with paint
- We painted the rooms yellow
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(v) make a painting of
- He painted his mistress many times
- (v) apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
Synonyms
pigment key rouge blusherWords of close approximity
paintable
paint a picture
paintball
paintball gun
paintbox
paintbrush
painted
painted beauty
painted cup
painted daisy
Painted Desert
painted greenling
painted leaf
painted-leaf begonia
painted nettle
painted sandgrouse
painted terrapin
painted tongue
painted tortoise
painted turtle
painter
painterly
painter's colic
painting
paint leaf
paint roller
paint the lily