make-up

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Coloured substances put on the face to improve or change how you look.

   She put on a little make-up before the interview.

2. 2
   noun

   The way something is made up or combined; its composition.

   Scientists studied the chemical make-up of the rock.

3. 3
   adj

   Invented or false; not real.

   The child told a make-up story to avoid getting into trouble.

Deverbal from make up.

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