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paint
- pronunciation:
- peInt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- paint the town red
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a liquid mixture of material including coloring agents or pigments, used to cover the surface of something.
- synonyms:
- color
- similar words:
- coat, enamel, glaze, lacquer, pigment, primer, shade, shellac, stain, undercoat, wash, whitewash
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| definition 2: |
such material after it has dried on the surface.
- synonyms:
- color
- similar words:
- coat, enamel, lacquer, pigment, primer, shade, shellac, stain, undercoat, wash, whitewash
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| definition 3: |
coloring material specifically used in the art of painting pictures.
- synonyms:
- color
- similar words:
- glaze, gouache, pigment, primer, shade, stain, wash
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| definition 4: |
coloring material such as lipstick, applied to the face; cosmetics.
- synonyms:
- cosmetic
- similar words:
- lipstick, rouge
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| related words: |
pigment, pinnacle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
painted, painting, paints |
| definition 1: |
to apply paint to the surface of.
- synonyms:
- color
- similar words:
- brush, daub, enamel, pigment, prime, smear, sponge, stain
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| definition 2: |
to represent in patterns of color, as on a canvas or wall.
- similar words:
- delineate, depict, draw, picture, pigment, portray, render, represent, sketch
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| definition 3: |
to depict in words.
- synonyms:
- depict, portray, represent
- similar words:
- characterize, describe, draw, illustrate, image, outline, picture, render, sketch
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| definition 4: |
to apply to or cover, as with a medicine.
- similar words:
- apply, coat, dab, daub, smear, sponge, swab
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| related words: |
brush, coat, dab, daub, image, picture, pigment, prime, represent, spread, stroke |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cover the surface of something with paint.
- similar words:
- daub, smear
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| definition 2: |
to practice the art of painting.
- similar words:
- daub, draw, sketch
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| related words: |
daub |
| phrase: |
paint the town red |
| derivation: |
paintless (adj.) |
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