US /mæɪkˈɐp/
noun adj verb Freq #6397

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · coloured substances put on... makeup
2 noun · the way something is made... constitution
3 adj · invented or false; not real. fabricatedimaginary
Word family
Forms make-ups

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

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