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makeup
[meyk-uhp]
noun
facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
cosmetics used on other parts of the body, as to cover birthmarks.
the application of cosmetics.
the ensemble or effect created by such application.
Her makeup was subtle but very effective.
the total ensemble of cosmetics, wigs, costumes, etc., used by an actor or other performer.
the manner of being made up or put together; composition.
the makeup of a team; the makeup of a situation.
physical or mental constitution.
the makeup of a criminal.
the art, technique, or process of arranging or laying out, as pages in a publication.
the appearance of a page, book, newspaper, or the like, resulting from the arrangement and the variation in size and style of the printed elements.
The makeup would be helped by a picture in this corner.
Printing.the arrangement of set type, cuts, etc., into columns or pages.
an examination, assignment, or the like, given to offset a student's previous absence or failure.
an amount owed; balance.
Other Word Forms
- nonmakeup adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of makeup1
Example Sentences
Ms Horan, who runs a makeup business, said she at first "thought it was a joke" when the manager of Home Bargains in Regent Road, Salford, asked her to leave the shop on 24 May.
My favorite makeup store in Los Angeles, Apple Doll, has a storefront on Abbot Kinney.
“You’re not going to see this makeup of people in this size at the driving range. It doesn’t happen. Golf doesn’t look like this.”
In the sea of people marching and chanting, the emblems of Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador and other countries were markers of the makeup of the community, she said.
“I was just hoping ... that we had enough talent. The makeup was there, the character, the loyalty, the toughness. That’s great to have all that, but you’ve got to have talent at this level.”
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