“paint”

Definitions

• noun

  a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

  Synonyms: pigment, adorn, anime, apply, array, base, bay, bayard, bead, beautify, bedaub, bedeck

  • Example:“Artists use ‘paint’ and ‘pigment’ interchangeably.”

• noun

  (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

  Synonyms: key

  • Example:“He hit a jump shot from the top of the key.”
  • Example:“He dominates play in the paint.”

• noun

  makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

  Synonyms: rouge, blusher, blush

• verb

  make a painting

  • Example:“He painted all day in the garden.”
  • Example:“He painted a painting of the garden.”

• verb

  apply paint to; coat with paint

  • Example:“We painted the rooms yellow.”

• verb

  make a painting of

  • Example:“He painted his mistress many times.”