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MAKEUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("makeup" is a kind of...):
cosmetic (a toiletry designed to beautify the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "makeup"):
blackface (the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro)
eyebrow pencil (makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows)
eyeliner (makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes)
eyeshadow (makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes)
face powder (cosmetic powder for the face)
greasepaint (a greasy substance used as makeup by actors)
kohl (a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids)
lip-gloss (makeup that makes the lips shiny)
lip rouge; lipstick (makeup that is used to color the lips)
mascara (makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes)
blusher; paint; rouge (makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks)
Derivation:
make up (apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The way in which someone or something is composed
Synonyms:
composition; constitution; make-up; makeup; physical composition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("makeup" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "makeup"):
structure (the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts)
phenotype (what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment)
genetic constitution; genotype (the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism)
grain; texture (the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance))
karyotype (the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes))
Derivation:
make up (form or compose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
Example:
the two teams played a makeup one week later
Synonyms:
make-up; makeup
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("makeup" is a kind of...):
event (something that happens at a given place and time)
Derivation:
make up (make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point)
Context examples:
Study of the way drugs interact with genetic makeup or the study of genetic response to a drug.
(Pharmacogenetics, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Permanent makeup is a type of tattoo.
(Piercing and Tattoos, NIH)
Rodents used in today's biomedical research must not only be free of disease that may influence experimental results, but also be well-defined in terms of their genetic makeup.
(Laboratory Animal Genetic Monitoring Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
The appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species, including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes.
(Karyotype, NCI Thesaurus)
A male sibling who shares the genetic makeup inherited from only the biological mother.
(Half-brother with Mother as Common Parent, NCI Thesaurus)
Some you cannot control, such as your genetic makeup or your age.
(Healthy Living, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
A female who contributes to the genetic makeup of her offspring from the fertilization of her ovum.
(Biological Mother, NCI Thesaurus)
A female who shares with her sibling the genetic makeup inherited from one or both of their shared biological parents.
(Biological Sister, NCI Thesaurus)
A graft transferred from a donor of one species to a recipient of the same species but different genetic makeup.
(Allograft, NCI Thesaurus)
As important as the bacteria are, little was known about their makeup until now.
(Microbe diversity is key to healthy coastal ecosystems, National Science Foundation)
