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WATERCOLOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The art or technique of painting with watercolors
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("watercolour" is a kind of...):
painting (creating a picture with paints)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A painting produced with watercolors
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("watercolour" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "watercolour"):
gouache (a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum)
wash; wash drawing (a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other)
Derivation:
watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("watercolour" is a kind of...):
water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "watercolour"):
gouache (an opaque watercolor prepared with gum)
Derivation:
watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Water-soluble pigment
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("watercolour" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
Derivation:
watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Paint with watercolors
Synonyms:
watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "watercolour" is one way to...):
paint (make a painting)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)
