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paint

paint

 
 
pronunciation:
peInt
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
phrases:
paint the town red
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a liquid mixture of material including coloring agents or pigments, used to cover the surface of something or create pictures.
We used white paint in the living room.The artist dabbed paint onto her canvas.
 
synonyms:
color
similar words:
coat, enamel, glaze, lacquer, pigment, primer, shade, shellac, stain, undercoat, wash, whitewash
definition 2: such material after it has dried on the surface.
The old paint was chipping off the walls.
similar words:
coat
definition 3: material for creating the colors used in the painting of pictures; pigment.
a box of paints
synonyms:
pigment
definition 4: coloring material such as lipstick, applied to the face; cosmetics.
The clown was liberal with the red paint around his lips.
synonyms:
cosmetic
similar words:
lipstick, rouge
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: paints, painting, painted
definition 1: to apply paint to the surface of.
We painted the outside of the house last year.She wants to paint her room purple.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj ]
 
synonyms:
color
similar words:
brush, daub, enamel, pigment, prime, smear, sponge, stain
definition 2: to represent in patterns of color, as on a canvas or wall.
A local artist painted this portrait of my mother.
 
similar words:
delineate, depict, draw, picture, pigment, portray, render, represent, sketch
definition 3: to depict in words, though possibly not the truth or whole truth.
The lawyer painted the defendent as jealous and spiteful.Why do you paint everything black?[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj ] In her letters to her mother, the young woman painted her marriage as happy and fulfilling.
synonyms:
depict, portray, represent
similar words:
characterize, describe, draw, illustrate, image, outline, picture, render, sketch
definition 4: to apply to or cover, as with a medicine.
similar words:
apply, coat, dab, daub, smear, sponge, swab
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to cover the surface of something with paint.
similar words:
daub, smear
definition 2: to practice the art of painting.
similar words:
daub, draw, sketch
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phrase: paint the town red
derivation: paintless (adj.)
Word Builder: paint +
  • paintbrush:
    a brush used for painting.
  • painter:
    a person who paints.
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