PAINT

paint, pigment

(noun) 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”

rouge, paint, blusher

(noun) makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

key, paint

(noun) (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”

paint

(verb) apply paint to; coat with paint; “We painted the rooms yellow”

paint

(verb) apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

paint

(verb) make a painting of; “He painted his mistress many times”

paint

(verb) make a painting; “he painted all day in the garden”; “He painted a painting of the garden”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

Paint (plural Paints)

a Paint Horse

Anagrams

• Atnip, NAITP, inapt, inpat, nip at, patin, pinta, tap in, tap-in

Etymology

Noun

paint (countable and uncountable, plural paints)

A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.

(in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.

(basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with the.

(uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.

(poker, slang) A face card (king, queen, or jack).

(computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.

Makeup.

(dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

Verb

paint (third-person singular simple present paints, present participle painting, simple past and past participle painted)

(transitive) To apply paint to.

(transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.

(transitive) To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.

(transitive) To create (an image) with paints.

(intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.

(transitive, computing) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.

(transitive, figuratively) To depict or portray.

(intransitive) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

(transitive, military, slang) To direct a radar beam toward.

Anagrams

• Atnip, NAITP, inapt, inpat, nip at, patin, pinta, tap in, tap-in

Source: Wiktionary

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Paint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] Etym: [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. opeindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. many-colored, Skr. pic to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.]

1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.

2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Shak. Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. Shak.

3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.

4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict. Disloyal The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak. If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Pope.

Syn.

– To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.

Paint, v. t.

1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.

2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it. Let her paint an inch thick. Shak.

Paint, n.

1. (a) A pigment or coloring substance. (b) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.

2. A cosmetic; rouge. Praed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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