make-up

make·up or make-up  (mkp)

n.

1. The way in which something is composed or arranged; composition or construction.

2. Printing The arrangement or composition, as of type or illustrations, on a page or in a book.

3. The qualities or temperament that constitute a personality; disposition: Lying is not in her makeup.

4. Cosmetics applied especially to the face.

5. Materials, such as cosmetics and costumes, that an actor or actress uses in portraying a role.

6. A special examination for a student who has been absent from or has failed a previous examination.

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make-up

Noun

1. cosmetics, such as powder or lipstick

2. the cosmetics used by an actor to adapt his or her appearance

3. the arrangement of the parts of something

4. mental or physical constitution

Verb

make up

1. to form or constitute: these arguments make up the case for the defence

2. to devise or compose, sometimes with the intent to deceive: she was well known for making up stories about herself

3. to supply what is lacking in; complete: I'll make up the difference

4. Also: (make it up) to settle differences amicably

5. make up for to compensate for: one good year can make up for several bad ones

6. to apply cosmetics to the face

7. make up to Informal

a. to make friendly overtures to

b. to flirt with

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	make-up - an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later" makeup event - something that happens at a given place and time
	2.	make-up - the way in which someone or something is composed physical composition, composition, makeup, constitution property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" structure - the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule" 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 texture, grain - the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); "breadfruit has the same texture as bread"; "sand of a fine grain"; "fish with a delicate flavor and texture"; "a stone of coarse grain" 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)
	3.	make-up - cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance makeup, war paint blackface - the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro cosmetic - a toiletry designed to beautify the body 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 rouge, blusher, paint - makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

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make-up

noun 1. cosmetics, paint (informal) powder, face (informal) greasepaint Theatre war paint (informal) maquillage (French)

noun 2. nature, character, constitution, temperament, make, build, figure, stamp, temper, disposition, frame of mind, cast of mind

noun 3. structure, organization, arrangement, form, construction, assembly, constitution, format, formation, composition, configuration

Translations

make-up [ˈmeɪkʌp] n → maquillaje m

make-up [ˈmeɪkʌp] make n → maquillage m

make-up [ˈmeɪkʌp] make n → Make-up nt, Schminke f

make-up [ˈmeɪkʌp] n → trucco