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| n. (artifact) | 1. paint, pigment | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating.; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably" |
| ~ acrylic paint, acrylic | used especially by artists. |
| ~ antifouling paint | a paint used to protect against the accumulation of barnacles etc. on underwater surfaces. |
| ~ coating, coat | a thin layer covering something.; "a second coat of paint" |
| ~ coat of paint | a layer of paint covering something else. |
| ~ distemper | paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder. |
| ~ enamel | a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish. |
| ~ encaustic | a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application. |
| ~ finger paint, fingerpaint | paint that has the consistency of jelly. |
| ~ house paint, housepaint | paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house. |
| ~ oil paint | paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle. |
| ~ semigloss | a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat. |
| ~ spray paint | paint applied with a spray gun. |
| ~ water-base paint | paint in which water is used as the vehicle. |
| ~ coloring material, colour, colouring material, color | any material used for its color.; "she used a different color for the trim" |
| ~ pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.). |
| n. (location) | 2. key, paint | (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court.; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" |
| ~ basketball, basketball game, hoops | a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop. |
| ~ basketball court | the court on which basketball is played. |
| ~ foul line | a line from which basketball players take penalty shots. |
| ~ space | an area reserved for some particular purpose.; "the laboratory's floor space" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. blusher, paint, rouge | makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks. |
| ~ makeup, make-up, war paint | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance. |
| v. (creation) | 4. paint | make a painting.; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ finger-paint | apply colors with one's fingers. |
| ~ stipple | apply (paint) in small dots or strokes. |
| ~ bodypaint | apply paint to a body. |
| ~ fresco | paint onto wet plaster on a wall. |
| ~ distemper | paint with distemper. |
| ~ create | pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity.; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" |
| ~ charge | place a heraldic bearing on.; "charge all weapons, shields, and banners" |
| ~ fill in, shade | represent the effect of shade or shadow on. |
| ~ stipple | make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink. |
| ~ watercolor, watercolour | paint with watercolors. |
| v. (contact) | 5. paint | apply paint to; coat with paint.; "We painted the rooms yellow" |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ~ grain | paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood. |
| ~ repaint | paint again.; "He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce" |
| ~ airbrush | paint with an airbrush.; "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it" |
| ~ undercoat, prime, ground | cover with a primer; apply a primer to. |
| v. (creation) | 6. paint | make a painting of.; "He painted his mistress many times" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ repaint | paint again.; "He repainted the same scenery many times during his life" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| v. (contact) | 7. paint | apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil. |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
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