paint

Pronunciation: US [peɪnt] UK [peɪnt]

n.Paint paint; the paint coating
v.In ... Brush paint paint painting ... Portrayed as heading (on the fingernails or lips) cosmetic
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Synonyms

Antonyms

delineate depict draw image limn describe picture portray render set out sketch

Definitions in English

n.	1. a colored liquid that you put on a surface to change its color or that you use for making a picture; dried paint on wood or another surface 2. a set of small blocks or tubes containing paint of different colors that you use for making pictures
v.	1. to put paint onto something to change its color 2. to create a picture of something using paints 3. to describe someone or something in a particular way

Other Forms

Idioms

paint out
paint the town (red)

Example Sentences

Now the paint and plaster had fallen in lumps and not been replaced.
Source: M. Dickens
A rich, deep white that comes from many coats of good-quality paint.
Source: J. Diski
The organic carbon in ancient paints derives from blood.
Source: Science News
Are you going to paint or varnish the wood-work?
Source: Oxford English Dictionary

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Rearrange English Word: paint
inapt patin pinta
Based on paint, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - ainpt
c - patina
d - pinata
e - taipan
g - catnip
h - pandit
l - pantie
m - patine
s - pineta
y - hatpin
All shorter English words within paint :
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List all English words English words starting with paint, English words that contain paint or English words ending with paint
With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : p pa pain paint a ai ain in t
Based on paint, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: pa ai in nt
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English words starting with paint :
painters paintier painting painted painter paints painty paint
English words that contain paint :
bepaints bepaint depaints depaint mispaint outpaint painters paintier painting painted painter paints painty paint repaints repaint
English words ending with paint :
bepaint depaint mispaint outpaint paint repaint