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lipstick

lipstick

231 1.0
A colored makeup people put on their lips
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/
translation icon : barra de labios
  • She applied a bright shade of lipstick before heading out for the party.
  • wear lipstick
  • apply lipstick
  • red lipstick

Maybe instead I'll try the Urban Decay lipstick in belly.

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Examples

  • Annette's new lipstick is light pink, and when I try it on, it looks nice.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Oh, the velvet matte lipstick in blushing brown.

  • And then the actual lipstick has little stars on it.

  • And so all the models wearing red lipstick, real great.

  • Is the first time your mom let you wear lipstick special?

    Academic text (2011)

  • Oh, look... we have lipstick too, that matches.

    Bruno (2000)

  • So those were all five shades of the lipstick that I have.

    The Dark Web Tapes (2020)

  • So that is the Revlon lipstick and soft nude.

  • I love that shade of lipstick, you've been wearing lately.

    Death Collector (1988)

  • The Pat McGrath dream lover lipstick is so beautiful.

Synonyms

lip rouge
vslipstick
  • Archaic
1 5.5

A colored makeup you put on your lips

is the same concept expressed with a different name

Idioms

to put lipstick on a pig
  • Informal
1 8.4

To make small changes to something bad so it looks better without fixing the real problem

Compounds

lipstick plant
6.8

A small plant from warm countries with thick leaves and bright red tube flowers kept indoors

Surface Forms

lipstick singular
lipsticks plural

Morphology

lipstick = lip + stick (transparent) = lip + stick

The noun is a direct compound of 'lip' + 'stick' referring to a stick used on the lips; meaning is immediately guessable.

Etymology

The word lipstick is just lip + stick, a 'stick' for your 'lips' used to add color. So it means the colored cosmetic you put on the lips.