Makeup
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English
Noun
Makeup (usually uncountable; plural Makeups)- (uncountable) An item's composition.
- To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
- (uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to improve its appearance.
- She is wearing a lot of makeup.
Notes
The alternative spelling make-up is favored by the Oxford Dictionary, and thus is often considered to be British, while makeup, being preferred by Merriam Webster's dictionary, is the generally accepted American spelling. [1]
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:toiletry
Thesaurus
Platonic form, Platonic idea, acknowledgments, aesthetic form, anatomy, animus, aptitude, archetype, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, art form, assemblage, assembly, back, back matter, bad copy, bad likeness, base, bastard title, bent, bias, bibliography, blackface, body-build, brand, build, building, buildup, camouflage, cast, catch line, catchword, character, characteristic, characteristics, clown white, cold cream, colophon, combination, compact, complexion, composition, compound, configuration, conformation, constituents, constitution, construction, contents, contents page, contrast, copyright page, cosmetics, costume, crasis, creation, cut, dedication, dharma, diathesis, difference, disguise, disparity, disposition, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilation, dissimilitude, divergence, diversity, drugstore complexion, eccentricity, embodiment, endleaf, endpaper, endsheet, errata, ethos, eye shadow, eyebrow pencil, fabric, fabrication, face, fashion, fashioning, fiber, figuration, figure, flyleaf, folio, fore edge, foreword, forging, form, format, formation, foundation, foundation cream, frame, front matter, genius, genre, getup, grain, greasepaint, habit, half-title page, hand cream, hand lotion, head, hue, humor, humors, idiosyncrasy, ilk, impression, imprint, inclination, incommensurability, incomparability, incorporation, index, individualism, individuality, inner form, inscription, introduction, junction, kidney, kind, layout, leaf, leaning, lip rouge, lipstick, make, making, manufacture, mascara, matrix, mental set, mere caricature, mettle, mind, mind-set, mixture, modality, mode, model, mold, molding, mudpack, nail polish, nature, nonuniformity, organic structure, organism, organization, page, paint, pattern, patterning, personality, physique, piecing together, plan, poor imitation, powder, powder puff, practical piece, predilection, predisposition, preface, preference, preliminaries, proclivity, production, prop, propensity, property, prototype, puff, putting together, quality, recto, reverso, rouge, running title, set, setup, shape, shaping, signature, significant form, slant, somatotype, sort, spirit, stamp, strain, streak, stripe, structure, structuring, style, subtitle, suchness, syneresis, synthesis, system, table of contents, tail, talcum, talcum powder, tectonics, temper, temperament, tendency, tenor, text, texture, theatrical makeup, tissue, title, title page, tone, trim size, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, type page, unlikeness, unresemblance, unsameness, unsimilarity, vanishing cream, vanity case, vein, verso, war paint, warp, warp and woof, way, weave, web
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References
- ↑ In reference with Jean-Claude Corbeil/Ariane Archambault: Visual Dictionary, Look up a Word from a Picture, Find the Picture from a Word. New York, New York, Oxford, England, 1987 ©
