MAKEUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does makeup mean? 

• MAKEUP (noun)
  The noun MAKEUP has 3 senses:

1. cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

2. an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

3. the way in which someone or something is composed

  Familiarity information: MAKEUP used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAKEUP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

make-up; makeup; war paint

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:

An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

make-up; makeup

Context example:

the two teams played a makeup one week later

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)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The way in which someone or something is composed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

composition; constitution; make-up; makeup; physical composition

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)

 Context examples 

A laboratory method that is used to determine the entire genetic makeup of a specific organism or cell type.

(Genomic sequencing, NCI Dictionary)

A male who shares with his sibling the genetic makeup inherited from only one of the biological parents.

(Half Brother, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A person's brother or sister with whom they share a genetic makeup inherited from one of their shared biological parents.

(Half Sibling, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A female who shares with her sibling the genetic makeup inherited from both of the biological parents.

(Full Sister, NCI Thesaurus)

A person's brother or sister with whom they share a genetic makeup inherited from both of their shared biological parents.

(Full Sibling, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A person's brother or sister with whom they share a genetic makeup inherited from one or both of their shared biological parents.

(Biological Sibling, NCI Thesaurus)

A male who shares with his sibling the genetic makeup inherited from both of the biological parents.

(Full Brother, NCI Thesaurus)

A female who shares with her sibling the genetic makeup inherited from only one of the biological parents.

(Half Sister, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A male sibling who shares the genetic makeup inherited from only the biological father.

(Half-brother with Father as Common Parent, NCI Thesaurus)

Factors that might affect your weight include your genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods, and not being physically active.

(Obesity, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)