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paint
[ peynt ]
noun
- a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- an application of this.
- the dried surface pigment:
Don't scuff the paint.
- the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.
- facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color.
- Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.
verb (used with object)
- to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint:
to paint a fence.
- to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint:
to paint a portrait.
- to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor:
to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.
- to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words:
The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.
- to color by or as if by painting:
Sunset painted the clouds pink.
- to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic:
to paint a cut with iodine.
verb (used without object)
- to coat or cover anything with paint.
- to engage in painting as an art:
She has begun to paint in her spare time.
- to put on or use facial cosmetics.
paint
/ 辫别瑟苍迟 /
noun
- a substance used for decorating or protecting a surface, esp a mixture consisting of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid, that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard coating
- a dry film of paint on a surface
- the solid pigment of a paint before it is suspended in liquid
- informal.face make-up, such as rouge
- short for greasepaint
verb
- to make (a picture) of (a figure, landscape, etc) with paint applied to a surface such as canvas
- to coat (a surface) with paint, as in decorating
- tr to apply (liquid) onto (a surface)
her mother painted the cut with antiseptic
- tr to apply make-up onto (the face, lips, etc)
- tr to describe vividly in words
- paint the town red informal.to celebrate uninhibitedly; go on a spree
Derived Forms
- 藞辫补颈苍迟测, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辫补颈苍迟顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 辫补颈苍迟顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 辞耻迟顎卲补颈苍迟顎 verb (used with object)
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of paint1
Idioms and Phrases
- paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also paint the town.
Example Sentences
"She would blow me away with her paintings and she certainly had a gift," he said.
These reports take in elements of the defendant's family history, behaviour and work to paint a picture of their lives and help jurors make a decision.
Next to them, written in old English style, 鈥淢ambas Forever鈥 is painted in purple and gold.
The Liberal Party leader's office in Arana Hills, Brisbane was splattered in red paint, and covered with posters criticising his stance on a number of issues.
Recently on long-term loan to Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, the painting has been in the Wallace family for the last century.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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