What does make-up mean?
Make-up means Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there..
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/mæɪkˈɐp/ · noun
Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there..
From Whitemoor, left at 6.45 p.m., the train's make-up usually includes also some Continental ferry wagons, originating from Harwich.
Joe and Joanne had a big fight, and then apologized and had incredible make-up sex.
Orange, mauve, and cobalt blue are three favorite shades now employed by the woman who desires to “make-up” her face, according to the approved beauty standards.
And shame at what you thought was fard! It’s only make-upping your face.
The make-up artist stops make-upping.
As we’re in the bathroom side-by-side, silently make-upping, Sophie turns to me.
Like Carnelle in The Miss Firecracker Contest, Teddy will attempt to transform herself on the outside by shaving, plucking, dressing, make-uping, and acting like a lady.
Use make-up when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Make-up means Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there..
Common synonyms include makeup, war paint.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
From Whitemoor, left at 6.45 p.m., the train's make-up usually includes also some Continental ferry wagons, originating from Harwich.
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