makeup \make"up`\, make-up \make"-up`\(m[=a]k"[u^]p`), n.
1.
1. The way in which the parts of anything are put together.
[1913 Webster]
The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological
in their mental make-up. --L. F. Ward.
[1913 Webster]
2. The constituent parts of anything; as, the makeup of the
new congress was predominantly conservative.
[PJC]
3. Cosmetics applied to the face, such as lipstick, facial
power, or eye shadow.
[PJC]
4. The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.
[PJC]
5. The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in
senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is
dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character; as,
her makeup was very realistic.
[PJC]
6. An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not
accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up
examination; as, the student took his make-up on Saturday.
[PJC]
7. (Printing) The appearance of a page of a publication,
specifically the type style of the text and the spatial
arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising
material etc., on the page.
[PJC]
8. (Printing) The art or process of arranging the portions of
a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or
for optimal effect on the reader.
[PJC]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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43 Moby Thesaurus words for "lipstick":
base, carmine, clown white, cold cream, compact, cosmetics,
crimson, drugstore complexion, eye shadow, eyebrow pencil,
foundation, foundation cream, greasepaint, hand cream, hand lotion,
henna, incarnadine, inflame, lip rouge, madder, makeup, mascara,
miniate, mudpack, nail polish, paint, powder, powder puff, puff,
red-ink, redden, rouge, rubify, rubric, ruddle, rust, talcum,
talcum powder, vanishing cream, vanity case, vermilion, war paint,
warm
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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