Dictionary - paint

Dictionary Results for paint

1. paint - 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"

Synonym(s): pigment

Hypernym(s): coating, coat, coloring_material, colouring_material, color, colour

2. 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"

Synonym(s): key

Hypernym(s): space

3. paint - noun

· makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

Synonym(s): rouge, blusher

Hypernym(s): makeup, make-up, war_paint

4. paint - verb

· make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"

Hypernym(s): create

5. paint - verb

· apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"

Hypernym(s): coat, surface