paint

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: pigmentkeyrougeblusher

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. 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”Synonyms: pigment
  2. (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”Synonyms: key
  3. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeksSynonyms: rougeblusher

Verb (4)

  1. make a painting“he painted all day in the garden”“He painted a painting of the garden”
  2. apply paint to; coat with paint“We painted the rooms yellow”
  3. make a painting of“He painted his mistress many times”
  4. apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Paint \Paint\ (p[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los many-colored, Skr. pi[,c] 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. [1913 Webster]

Jezebel painted her face and tired her head.— 2 Kings ix. 30.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. [1913 Webster]

Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

4.Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. [1913 Webster]

Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.— Pope.[1913 Webster]

Syn: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe. [1913 Webster]

Paint \Paint\, v. t.

1.To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well. [1913 Webster]

2.To color one's face by way of beautifying it. [1913 Webster]

Let her paint an inch thick.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Paint \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. [1913 Webster]

2.A cosmetic; rouge. --Praed. [1913 Webster]

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