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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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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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