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paint
[peynt]
noun
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
an application of this.
the dried surface pigment.
Don't scuff the paint.
the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.
facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color.
Chiefly Western U.S.a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.
verb (used with object)
to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint.
to paint a fence.
to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint.
to paint a portrait.
to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor.
to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.
to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words.
The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.
to color by or as if by painting.
Sunset painted the clouds pink.
to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic.
to paint a cut with iodine.
verb (used without object)
to coat or cover anything with paint.
to engage in painting as an art.
She has begun to paint in her spare time.
to put on or use facial cosmetics.
paint
/ ɪԳ /
noun
a substance used for decorating or protecting a surface, esp a mixture consisting of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid, that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard coating
a dry film of paint on a surface
the solid pigment of a paint before it is suspended in liquid
informalface make-up, such as rouge
short for greasepaint
verb
to make (a picture) of (a figure, landscape, etc) with paint applied to a surface such as canvas
to coat (a surface) with paint, as in decorating
(tr) to apply (liquid) onto (a surface)
her mother painted the cut with antiseptic
(tr) to apply make-up onto (the face, lips, etc)
(tr) to describe vividly in words
informalto celebrate uninhibitedly; go on a spree
Other 51Թ Forms
- paintable adjective
- paintless adjective
- outpaint verb (used with object)
- ˈ貹Գٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paint1
Idioms and Phrases
paint the town red, to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also paint the town.
Example Sentences
Dramatizations, love letters, photographs and home videos paint a portrait of a happy couple who squirreled a life for themselves away from the public eye.
The black box, unlike the name suggests, is actually two bright orange devices - one for the CVR and the other for the FDR - painted with reflective strips for easier recovery after a crash.
“He keeps trying to paint us as the other. I say, ‘No, you are dealing with Americans.’”
His car is painted with blue and yellow stripes, meaning it looks a lot like a police car.
It is named after Vincent van Gogh as a tribute to the Dutch artist's painting of a simple chair.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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