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

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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

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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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