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painting

paint·ing

painting

 
pronunciation:
peIn tIng
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a specific picture done by a painter.
 
similar words:
canvas
definition 2: the field of art represented by painters.
definition 3: the act or occupation of covering building surfaces with paint.
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adjective + (n.)painting abstract, acrylic, classical, colorful, completed, contemporary, cubist, decorative, famous, figurative, finished, floral, framed, impressionist, large-scale, miniature, modernist, monumental, narrative, outdoor, pastel, representational, reverse, still [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)painting color, complete, compose, copy, decorate, display, exhibit, feature
(n.)painting + verb commission, convey, depict, evoke, execute, frame, hang, inspire, paint, portray, reproduce, title
noun + (n.)painting Help brush, carving, cave, ceramic, collection, collector, composition, curator, easel, exhibit, exhibition, foreground, fresco, furniture, genre, gouache, graffiti, icon, imagery, inch, ink, inspiration, landscape, masterpiece, motif, mural, oil, paint, painter, palette, poetry, portrait, realist, reproduction, sandpaper, series, sketch, still-life, studio, style, tempera, varnish, vase, velvet, watercolor  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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