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Make-up

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Noun

1. make-up, makeup

an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

Example Sentences:
'he missed the test and had to take a makeup'
'the two teams played a makeup one week later'

2. composition, constitution, make-up, makeup, physical composition

the way in which someone or something is composed

3. make-up, makeup, war paint

cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Make-up

see synonyms of make-up
noun
1. 
cosmetics, such as powder, lipstick, etc, applied to the face to improve its appearance
2. 
a. 
the cosmetics, false hair, etc, used by actors to highlight their features or adapt their appearance
b. 
the art or result of applying such cosmetics
3. 
the manner of arrangement of the parts or qualities of someone or something
4. 
the arrangement of type matter and illustrations on a page or in a book
5. 
mental or physical constitution
verb make up (adverb)
6. (transitive)
to form or constitute
these arguments make up the case for the defence
7. (transitive)
to devise, construct, or compose, sometimes with the intent to deceive
to make up a song
to make up an excuse
8. (transitive)
to supply what is lacking or deficient in; complete
these extra people will make up our total
9. (transitive)
to put in order, arrange, or prepare
to make up a bed
10. (intransitive; foll by for)
to compensate or atone (for)
his kindness now makes up for his rudeness yesterday
11. 
to settle (differences) amicably (often in the phrase make it up)
12. 
to apply cosmetics to (the face) to enhance one's appearance or so as to alter the appearance for a theatrical role
13. 
to assemble (type and illustrations) into (columns or pages)
14. (transitive)
to surface (a road) with asphalt, concrete, etc
15. (transitive)
a. 
to set in order and balance (accounts)
b. 
to draw up (accounting statements)
16.  make up one's mind
17.  make up to

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Make-up

see synonyms of make-up
1. 
to put together; compose; compound
2. 
to form; constitute
3. 
to invent; create
4. 
to complete by providing what is lacking
5. 
to compensate (for)
6. 
to arrange
7. 
a. 
to become friendly again after a disagreement or quarrel
b. 
to settle (an argument or differences) in a friendly manner
8. 
a. 
to put on what is required for a role in a play, as a costume, wig, greasepaint, rouge, powder, etc.
b. 
to put cosmetics on
9. 
to resolve or decide (one's mind)
10. 
to select and arrange type, illustrations, etc. for (a book, magazine, page, etc.)
11.  US, Education
to take again (an examination or course that one has failed) or to take (an examination that one has missed)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Make-up

see synonyms of make-up
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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