makeup
noun[U]
mainlyUSus/ˈmeɪk.ʌp/uk/ˈmeɪk.ʌp/(UKusuallymake-up)makeupnoun[U](FOR FACE)
A2
coloredsubstancesused onyourfacetoimproveorchangeyourappearance:
Iput ona littleeyemakeup.
Shewearsa lot of makeup.
- Minorskinimperfectionscan usually bedisguisedwith aspotof makeup.
- Who's doingyourmakeup for thewedding?
- With his makeup andstrangeclothes, helookedlike nothing onearth.
- Shefrittersso muchmoneyaway onexpensivemakeup.
- Ten-year-olds havestartedwearinglipstickand makeup inimitationof theoldergirls.
- Don'tcry, oryourmakeup willrun.
Make-up & skin care
- alpha-hydroxy acid
- anti-wrinkle
- argan oil
- au naturel
- barefaced
- blusher
- face powder
- greasepaint
- liner
- lippy
- lipstick
- made up
- mascaraed
- mask
- mattify
- mattifying
- mudpack
- pencil
- toner
- warpaint
makeupnoun[U](PARTS)
The makeup of something or someone is thecombinationof things thatformit:
Theyarguethat themembershipof the Council does notreflecttheracialmakeup of thecity.
Organizationalabilityis not one of the mostobviouspartsof his makeup.
Comprising and consisting of
- be
- compose
- composition
- compositional
- comprise
- consist insomething
- consist ofsomething
- constituent
- constitute
- constitution
- constitutive
- form
- from
- make
- makesomethingup
- multi-component
- of