MAKEUP

makeup, make-up, war paint

(noun) cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up

(noun) the way in which someone or something is composed

makeup, make-up

(noun) an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; “he missed the test and had to take a makeup”; “the two teams played a makeup one week later”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

makeup (usually uncountable, plural makeups)

(uncountable) An item's composition.

(uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

(manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.

(education) A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.

Usage notes

The alternative spelling make-up is favored by the Oxford Dictionary and thus is often considered to be British, while makeup, being preferred by Merriam Webster's dictionary, is the generally accepted American spelling.

Synonyms

• (composition): configuration, constitution, form; see also composition

• (cosmetics): beauty products, cosmetics, product, slap, war paint

Hyponyms

• (cosmetics): See also toiletry

Anagrams

• upmake

Source: Wiktionary


Make"-up`, n.

Definition: The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character. The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental make-up. L. F. Ward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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