Australian English Meaning of paint

Paint

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Definitions and Meaning of paint in English

Wordnet

paint (n)

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

(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

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

Wordnet

paint (v)

make a painting

apply paint to; coat with paint

make a painting of

apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

Webster

paint (v. t.)

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.

To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.

Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.

To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.

To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

Webster

paint (n.)

A pigment or coloring substance.

The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.

A cosmetic; rouge.

FAQs About the word paint

Paint

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, (basketbal

depict,Describe,portray,Render,set off,characterise,define,delineate,draw,illustrate

colour,[distort],falsify,misrepresent,twist,warp,Misdescribe,misstate,garble

painsworthy => painsworthy, painstakingness => painstakingness, painstakingly => painstakingly, painstaking => painstaking, painstaker => hard worker,