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paint
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- pronunciation:
- peInt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- paint the town red
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
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
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definition 2: |
such material after it has dried on the surface.
The old paint was chipping off the walls.- similar words:
- coat
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definition 3: |
material for creating the colors used in the painting of pictures; pigment.
a box of paints- synonyms:
- pigment
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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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related words: |
pigment, pinnacle |
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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
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- 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.
A local artist painted this portrait of my mother.
- similar words:
- delineate, depict, draw, picture, pigment, portray, render, represent, sketch
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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
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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
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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 |
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phrase: |
paint the town red |
derivation: |
paintless (adj.) |
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