makeup

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: makeup

1	n	the way in which someone or something is composed
2	n	cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
3	n	an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: makeup

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; structure
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; phenotype
what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment; genetic constitution, genotype
the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism; grain, texture
the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); karyotype
the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes); infrastructure, substructure
the basic structure or features of a system or organization; architecture, computer architecture
(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; cytoarchitectonics, cytoarchitecture
the cellular composition of a bodily structure; fabric, framework
the underlying structure

Type of:: property
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class

Types:: show 11 types...; hide 11 types...; blackface
the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro; eyebrow pencil
makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows; eyeliner
makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes; eyeshadow
makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes; face powder
cosmetic powder for the face; greasepaint
a greasy substance used as makeup by actors; kohl
a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids; lip-gloss
makeup that makes the lips shiny; lip rouge, lipstick
makeup that is used to color the lips; mascara
makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes; blusher, paint, rouge
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

“he missed the test and had to take a makeup”

“the two teams played a makeup one week later”

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