makeover
- noun
- /ˈmeɪkˌoʊvər/
- Eddie's girlfriend, Angela, wanted to look like Lena Horne in the makeover.
- get a makeover
- give a makeover
- a makeover for moms
Amy got a makeover, and that's a big deal.
- Amy got a makeover, and that's a big deal.
- Honey, what's your most memorable Queer Eye makeover of all time?
- Anyway, there's a lot of stuff happening around this woman's makeover.
- It has evolved so much since then and we are just beginning our makeovers.
- We drew the raffle on telly Central TV said why don't you do a makeover and we'll follow it on, on the news.
- But I will see you guys in my next video, which is a mummy makeover because this is me and I'm OK with that.
Examples
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So we're here with April today and she is getting a makeover from head to toe.
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Participants in this program receive a makeover and select appropriate professional attire.
Academic text (2013) -
Would you want to give a makeover to this woman?
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Looks like someone had a makeover party!
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Complete makeover, head to toe.
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When I was 13, my mom took me for a makeover at Shiseido for my birthday.
Blog text (9) -
I stood in front of the full-length mirror to check out my makeover.
Fiction book (2000) -
He needs a makeover.
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"Would you like a makeover, compliments of Jayne Mason?" the girl asks sweetly.
Fiction book (1994) -
After the makeover, she looked completely different and more confident.
Synonyms
A salon service that makes someone look better
Antonyms
A visible change that makes parts of the body look damaged after injury, disease, or birth defect
How Dramatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word makeover is made from the everyday words make ('to do or create') and over ('again' or 'completely'). So a makeover for a person is a full change of appearance, with new hair, clothes, or makeup to look and feel different.