Meanings
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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.
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2
noun
The way something is made up or combined; its composition.
Scientists studied the chemical make-up of the rock.
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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
Word family
Forms
make-ups
Etymology
Deverbal from make up.