Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The way in which something is composed or arranged; composition or construction.
- noun Printing The arrangement or composition, as of type or illustrations, on a page or in a book.
- noun The qualities or temperament that constitute a personality; disposition.
- noun Cosmetics applied especially to the face.
- noun Materials, such as cosmetics and costumes, that an actor or actress uses in portraying a role.
- noun A special examination for a student who has been absent from or has failed a previous examination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The manner in which anything is made up, composed, or combined; composition of parts; arrangement of details.
- noun In printing, the disposition or arrangement of types into pages or columns, preparatory to imposition or to locking up.
- noun The preparation of an actor for impersonating the character assigned to him, including dress, painting and altering the appearance of the face, etc.; hence, any characteristic appearance regarded as analogous to an actor's make-up.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The way in which the parts of anything are put together.
- noun The constituent parts of anything.
- noun Cosmetics applied to the face, such as
lipstick ,facial power , oreye shadow . - noun The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.
- noun The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character.
- noun An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up examination.
- noun (Printing) The appearance of a page of a publication, specifically the type style of the text and the spatial arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising material etc., on the page.
- noun (Printing) The art or process of arranging the portions of a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or for optimal effect on the reader.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable An item's
composition . - noun uncountable
Cosmetics ;colorants and other substances applied to theskin to improve itsappearance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
- noun the way in which someone or something is composed
- noun cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- noun the way in which someone or something is composed
- noun cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- noun an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
- verb make up something artificial or untrue
- verb adjust for
- verb devise or compose
- verb come to terms
- verb put in order or neaten
- verb form or compose
- verb apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
- verb do or give something to somebody in return
- verb make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
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Examples
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The good thing about using pigments in makeup is that they are stable.
Lipstick Making - Day One Anne-Marie 2008
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Even though I do prefer the "hydraulic snout" werewolves to the classic ones, I still can see that the makeup is superb.
Wolves in the Night grrm 2010
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The Good Spirits program empowers our global network of makeup artists to volunteer their expertise in makeup to help restore their appearance and self image.
Nancy Mahon: A Tribute to Women in Service Nancy Mahon 2010
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The Good Spirits program empowers our global network of makeup artists to volunteer their expertise in makeup to help restore their appearance and self image.
Nancy Mahon: A Tribute to Women in Service Nancy Mahon 2010
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Q. Obviously the plan would be to keep it dark it would seem as opposed to say, hosting MTV specials in makeup like Robert Englund did.
Set Visit Interview: A Nightmare on Elm Street star Jackie Earle Haley | /Film 2010
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I think people are born with a certain makeup and that we're all children of God.
Pentagon to comply with court order to end 'don't ask, don't tell' Sandhya Somashekhar 2010
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Genetic makeup is overwhelmingly the most crucial factor in determining weight.
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Because saying that a particular race of people has inferior mental abilities due to their genetic racial makeup is kind of the definition of racism?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judging a Person Based on a Single Forwarded Personal E-Mail 2010
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I wear make up and don't think makeup is bad personally but some of styles today look garish.
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However, no studies imply that our genetic makeup is the only factor.
valeriedbrown commented on the word makeup
I purchased all my beauty products and makeup kit from Distributors beauty products as they given me verity and quality products and now my skin virtually becomes flawless and glowing
February 19, 2014