makeup
Americannoun
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facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
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cosmetics used on other parts of the body, as to cover birthmarks.
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the application of cosmetics.
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the ensemble or effect created by such application.
Her makeup was subtle but very effective.
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the total ensemble of cosmetics, wigs, costumes, etc., used by an actor or other performer.
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the manner of being made up or put together; composition.
the makeup of a team; the makeup of a situation.
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physical or mental constitution.
the makeup of a criminal.
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the art, technique, or process of arranging or laying out, as pages in a publication.
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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.
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Printing. the arrangement of set type, cuts, etc., into columns or pages.
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an examination, assignment, or the like, given to offset a student's previous absence or failure.
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an amount owed; balance.
Other Word Forms
- nonmakeup adjective
Etymology
Origin of makeup
First recorded in 1805–15; noun use of verb phrase make up
Example Sentences
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With perfect hair and makeup, she logs on and talks to her fans.
From BBC
Previous similar technical makeups, while rare, indicate that the next leg up could last deep into 2026, and perhaps even accelerate in the latter half.
From MarketWatch
The star is actually about 5 billion years old, far younger than its chemical makeup would suggest.
From Science Daily
There’s colored contacts and facial prosthetics, a protruding belly and at least an hour of makeup.
From Los Angeles Times
This work allowed the researchers to determine the precise chemical makeup of the six most common types of carbonaceous chondrites and assess whether extracting materials from their parent asteroids could one day be practical.
From Science Daily
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