makeup

About 3.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An item's composition.

   To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.

2. noun Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

   She is wearing a lot of makeup.

3. noun Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
4. noun A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
5. noun In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.
6. verb Alternative form of make up (“ to put makeup on (someone or something)”).

Similar words

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Often followed by

of and is on to artist was or in

Word family

make-up make-ups makeups