Another word for paint

Pigment

• chlorophyll

  1. A waxy blue-black microcrystalline green-plant pigment, C₅₅ H₇₂ MgN₄ O₅ , with a characteristic blue-green alcohol solution.
  2. A similar green-plant pigment, C₅₅ H₇₀ MgN₄ O₆ , having a brilliant green alcohol solution.

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  1. A waxy blue-black microcrystalline green-plant pigment, C₅₅ H₇₂ MgN₄ O₅ , with a characteristic blue-green alcohol solution.
  2. A similar green-plant pigment, C₅₅ H₇₀ MgN₄ O₆ , having a brilliant green alcohol solution.

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• chroma

  1. The aspect of color in the Munsell color system by which a sample appears to differ from a gray of the same lightness or brightness and that corresponds to saturation of the perceived color.

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  1. The aspect of color in the Munsell color system by which a sample appears to differ from a gray of the same lightness or brightness and that corresponds to saturation of the perceived color.

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• coloring material

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*Makeup

• rouge

  1. A red or pink cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.
  2. A reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used to polish metals or glass.
  3. To put rouge onto:

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  1. A red or pink cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.
  2. A reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used to polish metals or glass.
  3. To put rouge onto:

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• tint

  1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
  2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
  3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

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  1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
  2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
  3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

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• cosmetics

  1. Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.
  2. The study of such products.

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  1. Preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.
  2. The study of such products.

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Covering

• veneer

  1. A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material.
  2. Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood.
  3. A decorative facing, as of brick.

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  1. A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material.
  2. Any of the thin layers glued together to make plywood.
  3. A decorative facing, as of brick.

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• varnish

  1. A liquid that contains a solvent and an oxidizing or evaporating binder and is applied to a surface to produce a hard, transparent finish after evaporation and curing.
  2. The smooth coating or gloss resulting from the application of this liquid:
  3. Something suggestive of or resembling varnish.

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  1. A liquid that contains a solvent and an oxidizing or evaporating binder and is applied to a surface to produce a hard, transparent finish after evaporation and curing.
  2. The smooth coating or gloss resulting from the application of this liquid:
  3. Something suggestive of or resembling varnish.

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• overlay

  1. To lay or spread over or on.
  2. To cover the surface of with a decorative layer or design:
  3. To embellish superficially:

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  1. To lay or spread over or on.
  2. To cover the surface of with a decorative layer or design:
  3. To embellish superficially:

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To represent by painting

• wash

  1. To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing:
  2. To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid:
  3. To make moist or wet; drench:

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  1. To cleanse, using water or other liquid, usually with soap, detergent, or bleach, by immersing, dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing:
  2. To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid:
  3. To make moist or wet; drench:

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• fresco

  1. The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.
  2. A painting executed in this way.
  3. To paint in fresco.

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  1. The art of painting on fresh, moist plaster with pigments dissolved in water.
  2. A painting executed in this way.
  3. To paint in fresco.

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• apply pigment

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• compose

  1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form:
  2. To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
  3. To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).

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  1. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form:
  2. To make or create by putting together parts or elements.
  3. To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).

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• tint

  1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
  2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
  3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

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  1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
  2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
  3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

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• shade

  1. Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness.
  2. Cover or shelter provided by interception by an object of the sun or its rays:
  3. The part of a picture or photograph depicting darkness or shadow.

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  1. Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness.
  2. Cover or shelter provided by interception by an object of the sun or its rays:
  3. The part of a picture or photograph depicting darkness or shadow.

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• design

  1. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent:
  2. To formulate a plan for; devise:
  3. To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure:

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  1. To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent:
  2. To formulate a plan for; devise:
  3. To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure:

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• limn

  1. To describe or depict by painting or drawing.
  2. To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate:
  3. To describe or portray in words.

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  1. To describe or depict by painting or drawing.
  2. To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate:
  3. To describe or portray in words.

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• catch a likeness

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• draft

  1. A current of air in an enclosed area.
  2. A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
  3. The act of pulling loads; traction.

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  1. A current of air in an enclosed area.
  2. A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.
  3. The act of pulling loads; traction.

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• delineate

  1. To draw or depict:
  2. To describe or characterize in words:
  3. To mark, form, or show the outline or border of:

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  1. To draw or depict:
  2. To describe or characterize in words:
  3. To mark, form, or show the outline or border of:

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• depict

  1. To represent in a picture or sculpture:
  2. To represent in words; describe:

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  1. To represent in a picture or sculpture:
  2. To represent in words; describe:

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• picture

  1. A visual representation or image painted, drawn, photographed, or otherwise rendered on a flat surface.
  2. A visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen:
  3. A vivid or realistic verbal description:

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  1. A visual representation or image painted, drawn, photographed, or otherwise rendered on a flat surface.
  2. A visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen:
  3. A vivid or realistic verbal description:

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• outline

  1. A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure:
  2. A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
  3. A sketch done in this style.

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  1. A line indicating the outer contours or boundaries of an object or figure:
  2. A style of drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
  3. A sketch done in this style.

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• sketch

  1. A hasty or undetailed drawing or painting often made as a preliminary study.
  2. A brief general account or presentation; an outline.
  3. A brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or a short story.

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  1. A hasty or undetailed drawing or painting often made as a preliminary study.
  2. A brief general account or presentation; an outline.
  3. A brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or a short story.

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• paint in oils

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• portray

  1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of:
  2. To describe or represent in words:
  3. To describe or depict in a certain way:

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  1. To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of:
  2. To describe or represent in words:
  3. To describe or depict in a certain way:

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• draw

  1. To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag:
  2. To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading:
  3. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something:

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  1. To cause to move after or toward one by applying continuous force; drag:
  2. To cause to move in a given direction or to a given position, as by leading:
  3. To move or pull so as to cover or uncover something:

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To protect, or decorate by painting

• (use an) airbrush

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• slap on

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• daub

  1. To cover or smear with a soft adhesive substance such as plaster, grease, or mud.
  2. To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes.
  3. To apply with quick or crude strokes:

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  1. To cover or smear with a soft adhesive substance such as plaster, grease, or mud.
  2. To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes.
  3. To apply with quick or crude strokes:

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• swab

  1. A small piece of absorbent material attached to the end of a stick or wire and used for cleansing a surface, applying medicine, or collecting a sample of a substance.
  2. A sample collected with a swab.
  3. A sponge or patch of absorbent material used to clean the bore of a firearm or cannon.

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  1. A small piece of absorbent material attached to the end of a stick or wire and used for cleansing a surface, applying medicine, or collecting a sample of a substance.
  2. A sample collected with a swab.
  3. A sponge or patch of absorbent material used to clean the bore of a firearm or cannon.

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• gloss over

  1. (idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.
  2. (idiomatic) To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.

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  1. (idiomatic) To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.
  2. (idiomatic) To treat something with less care than it deserves; to skimp.

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• ornament

  1. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
  2. A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit:
  3. A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.

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  1. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
  2. A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit:
  3. A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.

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• stipple

  1. To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes.
  2. To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes.
  3. To dot, fleck, or speckle:

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  1. To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes.
  2. To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes.
  3. To dot, fleck, or speckle:

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• touch up

  1. (idiomatic) To make slight corrections or adjustments; to fill in or perfect.
  2. (idiomatic) To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.
  3. A slight correction or adjustment.

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  1. (idiomatic) To make slight corrections or adjustments; to fill in or perfect.
  2. (idiomatic) To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.
  3. A slight correction or adjustment.

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• tint

  1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
  2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
  3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

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  1. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation.
  2. A gradation of a color made by adding white to it to lessen its saturation.
  3. A barely detectable amount or degree; a trace.

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• brush

  1. An implement typically consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, grooming, or applying a liquid.
  2. The act of using this implement.
  3. A sweeping stroke of the hand, as in removing something.

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  1. An implement typically consisting of bristles fastened into a handle, used in scrubbing, polishing, grooming, or applying a liquid.
  2. The act of using this implement.
  3. A sweeping stroke of the hand, as in removing something.

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• apply

  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  3. To put into action:

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  1. To bring into nearness or contact with something; put on, upon, or to:
  2. To put to or adapt for a special use:
  3. To put into action:

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• decorate

  1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish.
  2. To confer a medal or other honor on:

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  1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish.
  2. To confer a medal or other honor on:

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• coat

  1. A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below.
  2. A natural outer covering, such as the fur of an animal or the enveloping layer of an organ.
  3. A layer of material covering something else; a coating:

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  1. A sleeved outer garment extending from the shoulders to the waist or below.
  2. A natural outer covering, such as the fur of an animal or the enveloping layer of an organ.
  3. A layer of material covering something else; a coating:

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*To apply cosmetics

• powder

  1. A substance consisting of ground, pulverized, or otherwise finely dispersed solid particles.
  2. Any of various preparations in the form of powder, as certain cosmetics and medicines.
  3. A dry explosive mixture, such as gunpowder.

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  1. A substance consisting of ground, pulverized, or otherwise finely dispersed solid particles.
  2. Any of various preparations in the form of powder, as certain cosmetics and medicines.
  3. A dry explosive mixture, such as gunpowder.

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• rouge

  1. A red or pink cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.
  2. A reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used to polish metals or glass.
  3. To put rouge onto:

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  1. A red or pink cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.
  2. A reddish powder, chiefly ferric oxide, used to polish metals or glass.
  3. To put rouge onto:

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• cosmeticize

  1. To make superficially attractive or acceptable:

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  1. To make superficially attractive or acceptable:

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