- makeup
- {n.} (stress on "make") 1. Cosmetics. * /All the actors and actresses put on a lot of makeup./ 2. Attributive auxiliary in lieu of, or belated. * /The professor gave a makeup to the sick students./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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makeup — make up , make up make up (m[=a]k [u^]p ), n. 1. 1. The way in which the parts of anything are put together. [1913 Webster] The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental make up. L. F. Ward. [1913 Webster] 2. The constituent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
makeup — [n1] cosmetics blush, face*, foundation, greasepaint, lipstick, maquillage, paint, pancake, powder*; concept 446 makeup [n2] structure, composition architecture, arrangement, assembly, configuration, constitution, construction, content, contents … New thesaurus
makeup — or make up [māk′up΄] n. 1. the way in which something is put together; composition; construction 2. nature; disposition; constitution [to have a stolid makeup] 3. a) the way in which an actor is made up for a role, as with a costume, wig,… … English World dictionary
makeup — index character (personal quality), characteristic, configuration (form), content (structure), disposition (inclination) … Law dictionary
makeup — /mayk up /, n. 1. facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick. 2. cosmetics used on other parts of the body, as to cover birthmarks. 3. the application of cosmetics. 4. the ensemble or effect created by such application: Her makeup was subtle but … Universalium
makeup — n. cosmetics 1) to apply, put on makeup 2) to remove makeup * * * put on makeup [ cosmetics ] to apply to remove makeup (D; intr.) ( to become reconciled ) to makeup with (she made up with her sister) (d; intr.) to makeup for (to makeup for lost… … Combinatory dictionary
Makeup — Actors in the modernist era carried individual makeup kits, created their own makeups, and were adept at the application, although techniques evolved along with advances in lighting from kerosene to gas to electricity. Tubes of grease paint… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
makeup — make|up [ meık,ʌp ] or make ,up noun * 1. ) uncount substances such as creams, powders, LIPSTICK, or MASCARA that people, especially women and actors, put on their faces in order to look more attractive or change their appearance: wear makeup:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
makeup — noun 1) she used excessive makeup Syn: cosmetics, maquillage; greasepaint, face paint; informal war paint 2) the cellular makeup of plants Syn: composition, constitution, structure, configuration, arrangement, organization … Thesaurus of popular words
makeup — {n.} (stress on make ) 1. Cosmetics. * /All the actors and actresses put on a lot of makeup./ 2. Attributive auxiliary in lieu of, or belated. * /The professor gave a makeup to the sick students./ … Dictionary of American idioms
