Makeup

Quick meaning: Makeup is a noun meaning (countable, uncountable) An item's composition.

Meaning

(countable, uncountable) An item's composition.

More Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
2. (manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
3. (education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
4. (finance) In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.
5. Alternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”).

Example Sentences

She is wearing a lot of makeup.

“Will I get a chance to take a makeup? My mother paid for the exam.”

To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.

This isn’t about plastic surgery, image management, or makeupping the facade.

Word Forms

• makeups
• make-up
• make up
• makeuping
• makeupping
• makeuped
• makeupped

Synonyms for makeup

Depending on context, synonyms include configuration, constitution, form, cosmetics, product, slap.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include make-up, composition, constitution, mascara, cosmetic, cosmetology.

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