Definition of MAKEUP

makeup

Meanings

Plural: makeups

Noun

  • cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
  • 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"
  • the way in which someone or something is composed
  • An item's composition.
  • Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
  • Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
  • A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
  • In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.

Verb

  • Alternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”).

Origin / Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Synonyms

beauty products, composition, configuration, constitution, cosmetics, form, make-up, physical composition, product, slap, war paint

Scrabble Score: 14

makeup is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
makeup is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
makeup is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

makeup is a valid Words With Friends word