to contour

Examples

• All

• Next, I'm going to take a NARS brush and contour underneath the cheekbones.

• Yeah, I'm just going to contour a little bit with this.

• So I too am going to pull this out and contour my face using this.

• OK, so now I am going to contour my face.

• So I really make sure to contour the tip like that.

• We're going to use this just to contour ever so slightly and lightly.

• So I always like to contour the tip of my nose.

  Carli Bybel

• Contour your nose a bit.

  The Extra Man (2010)

• So now we're going to really contour and sculpt the face.

• Make sure to contour your cheeks to create a more defined look.

Antonyms

F

to flatten

23 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

Compounds

C

contour map

• Specialized

1 3.5

A map that shows land height and shape using lines that join places at the same height

C

contour line

• Specialized

1 4.2

A line on a map joining points of equal height above sea level that shows the land's shape

C

contour feather

• Specialized

8.2

A feather that covers a bird's body and forms its smooth outer shape

C

contour language

• Specialized

9.9

A language that uses rising or falling tones within syllables to change word meaning

C

contour sheet

• US

3.1

A bed sheet with elastic corners that fits tightly over a mattress

P

pitch contour

• Specialized

6.5

The way a voice or a tune goes up and down in sound

How Shaped

to sculpt

57 4.3

to carve

272 2.1

to contour

1 5.5

to shape

299 2.0

to form

156 1.6

Surface Forms

Etymology