Definition of paint - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint'' and `pigment'' interchangeably"

Noun

(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint"

Noun

makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

Verb

make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"

Verb

apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"

Verb

make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times"

Verb

apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

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Synonyms

blusher key pigment rouge

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More General Terms

coat coating color coloring material colour colouring material cover create interpret makeup make-up represent space surface war paint

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More Specific Terms

acrylic acrylic paint airbrush antifouling paint bodypaint charge coat of paint distemper enamel encaustic fill in finger paint fingerpaint finger-paint fresco grain ground house paint housepaint oil paint prime repaint semigloss shade spray paint stipple undercoat water-base paint watercolor watercolour

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