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paint

paint

55 5.9
A red or pink powder put on cheeks to give them colour
  • noun
  • /peɪnt/
  • Informal
translation icon : colorete
  • Hausa girls adorned with face paint, among the most ephemeral of body art forms.
  • face paint
  • red face paint
  • war paint

So and then they sent the cloud paint cheek color.

Examples

  • For the Halloween contest, he decided to use bright face paint to transform into a pirate.

  • Believe me, I look better without the war paint.

  • Yes, you have paint all over your face and also on your body.

  • All right, let's put on our war paint.

  • I personally love Mac paint pots to prime the eyes.

  • He had paint all over his face.

  • I eye Julianna and think she could use a little paint on her face.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I have the storm cloud paint from Glossier.

  • So I'm going to go with my Maron Red face paint, just right below the nose.

  • She applied paint to her cheeks to add a rosy glow before the party.

Synonyms

makeup
vspaint
519 1.3

Products you put on your face to change how you look

is only the cheek color product, not the whole facial cosmetics set
blush
vspaint
22 2.8

A pink or red makeup used on the cheeks to make them look healthy

is focused on simple cheek color rather than health or rosy effect
rouge
vspaint
16 5.3

Makeup in red or pink for the cheeks

is the general cheek color product name rather than a specific form
blusher
vspaint
  • UK
2 3.1

Makeup for the cheeks that adds pink or red color

is the plain cheek color product without extra sculpting emphasis
war paint
vspaint
  • Informal
1 5.5

Makeup people put on to feel more confident before going out

is the ordinary cheek color used for appearance, not for humorous ritual
fard
vspaint
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A makeup product you put on the face to add color to cheeks or lips

is limited to cheek color and does not include lip use

Idioms

To describe someone or something in detail so the reader can imagine them

Put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out

3 6.9

To go out and celebrate by visiting bars or clubs

3 7.8

To do something very boring and slow

Describe people or things in very general ways that ignore important details

1 6.4

To say a situation is better than it really is

Very boring and hard to pay attention to

To not recognize someone at all because you have never met them

9.9

To add decoration that is not needed to something already beautiful

Compounds

39 2.5

Work covering something, like a car or wall, with color to make it look new

14 2.3

A single layer of paint that covers a surface

14 3.0

Paint that comes out of a small can as a fine mist to cover surfaces

A new layer of paint that makes a surface look newer

oil paint
  • Specialized
4 3.3

A type of paint that has color mixed in oil and dries slowly

A paint that dries quickly and is made from a type of plastic used by artists

1 5.8

Colored paint people put on the face and body before a battle or ceremony

1 1.7

A colored liquid that you put on the outside of a house to cover wood or walls

war paint
  • Informal
1 5.5

Makeup people put on to feel more confident before going out

finger paint
  • Baby Talk
1 1.8

A soft colored paste children use with their fingers to make pictures

latex paint
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A water-based paint that uses latex to make color stay on walls and furniture

1 2.3

A tool with a soft round surface for painting large walls or ceilings

A small rounded lump of paint that sits on a surface

A type of paint that uses water instead of oil

casein paint
  • Specialized
7.4

A water-based paint made from milk protein and used for painting pictures and decorations

antifouling paint
  • Specialized
5.1

Paint applied to a boat's hull to stop barnacles and algae from growing

9.9

A European plant that lives for one year with small green flowers and bright red berries

9.1

A North American plant that lives for many years with grey hairy leaves and a red or yellow dye

rubber-base paint
  • Specialized
4.2

A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture

A simple painting kit with numbered areas to fill with set colors, or a predictable way of doing something

9.3

A plant with bright red leaves often used for holiday decoration

A fixed, simple way of doing creative work that leaves little room for new ideas

A cheap water-based paint with bright colors for children's art

whore's paint
  • Offensive
9.9

Thick heavy makeup that changes how a face looks

How Visible

paint
  • Informal
55 5.9
blush
22 2.8

Surface Forms

paint singular
paints plural

Etymology

Paint for cheek color comes from the old Latin verb pingere, which means 'to color' or 'to paint'. People long ago used colored powders or liquids on their faces, so 'paint' came to mean makeup.