make·up
or make-up (māk′ŭp′)
n.
1. The way in which something is composed or arranged; composition or construction.
2. Printing The arrangement or composition, as of type or illustrations, on a page or in a book.
3. The qualities or temperament that constitute a personality; disposition: Lying is not in her makeup.
4. Cosmetics applied especially to the face.
5. Materials, such as cosmetics and costumes, that an actor or actress uses in portraying a role.
6. A special examination for a student who has been absent from or has failed a previous examination.
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make-up
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) cosmetics, such as powder, lipstick, etc, applied to the face to improve its appearance
2. (Theatre)
a. the cosmetics, false hair, etc, used by an actor to highlight his features or adapt his appearance
b. the art or result of applying such cosmetics
3. the manner of arrangement of the parts or qualities of someone or something
4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the arrangement of type matter and illustrations on a page or in a book
5. mental or physical constitution
vb (adverb)
6. (tr) to form or constitute: these arguments make up the case for the defence.
7. (tr) to devise, construct, or compose, sometimes with the intent to deceive: to make up a song; to make up an excuse.
8. (tr) to supply what is lacking or deficient in; complete: these extra people will make up our total.
9. (tr) to put in order, arrange, or prepare: to make up a bed.
10. (foll by: for) to compensate or atone (for): his kindness now makes up for his rudeness yesterday.
11. to settle (differences) amicably (often in the phrase make it up)
12. (Clothing & Fashion) to apply cosmetics to (the face) to enhance one’s appearance or so as to alter the appearance for a theatrical role
13. (Theatre) to apply cosmetics to (the face) to enhance one’s appearance or so as to alter the appearance for a theatrical role
14. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to assemble (type and illustrations) into (columns or pages)
15. (Civil Engineering) (tr) to surface (a road) with asphalt, concrete, etc
16. (Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr)
a. to set in order and balance (accounts)
b. to draw up (accounting statements)
17. make up one’s mind to decide (about something or to do something): he made up his mind to take vengeance.
18. make up to informal
a. to make friendly overtures to
b. to flirt with
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  make-up — an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; «he missed the test and had to take a makeup»; «the two teams played a makeup one week later»
event — something that happens at a given place and time |
| 2. | make-up — the way in which someone or something is composed
property — a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; «a study of the physical properties of atomic particles» structure — the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; «artists must study the structure of the human body»; «the structure of the benzene molecule» phenotype — what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment texture, grain — the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance); «breadfruit has the same texture as bread»; «sand of a fine grain»; «fish with a delicate flavor and texture»; «a stone of coarse grain» 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) |
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| 3. |  make-up — cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
blackface — the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro cosmetic — a toiletry designed to beautify the body 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 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 mascara — makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes rouge, blusher, paint — makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks |
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make-up
noun
2. nature, character, constitution, temperament, make, build, figure, stamp, temper, disposition, frame of mind, cast of mind He became convinced that there was some fatal flaw in his make-up.
3. structure, organization, arrangement, form, construction, assembly, constitution, format, formation, composition, configuration the chemical make-up of the atmosphere
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
make-up
make-up
:
make-up brush
n → Make-up-Pinsel m
make-up kit
n → Schminkset nt
make-up mirror
n → Schminkspiegel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
make
(meik) – past tense, past participle made (meid) – verb
1. to create, form or produce. God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.
2. to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something). They made her do it; He made me laugh.
3. to cause to be. I made it clear; You’ve made me very unhappy.
4. to gain or earn. He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.
5. (of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to. 2 and 2 make(s) 4.
6. to become, turn into, or be. He’ll make an excellent teacher.
7. to estimate as. I make the total 483.
8. to appoint, or choose, as. He was made manager.
9. used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed. He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?
noun
a (usually manufacturer’s) brand. What make is your new car?
ˈmaker noun
a person who makes. a tool-maker; a dressmaker.
ˈmaking noun
the process of producing or forming something. glassmaking; (also adjective) the road-making industry.
ˌmake-beˈlieve noun
the act or art of pretending and imagining. a world of make-believe; (also adjective) a make-believe world.
ˈmake-ˌover noun
a (complete) change in a person’s appearance made by cosmetic treatment, new hairstyle, new clothes etc.
ˈmakeshift adjective
temporary and usually of poor quality. a makeshift garden shed.
ˈmake-up noun
1. cosmetics applied to the face etc. She never wears any make-up.
2. the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition. Violence is just not part of his make-up.
have the makings of
to have the clear ability for becoming. Your son has the makings of an engineer.
in the making
being made or formed at this very moment. A revolution is in the making.
make a/one’s bed
to tidy and straighten the sheets, blankets etc on a bed after it has been used. The children make their own beds every morning.
make believe
to pretend (that). The children made believe they were animals.
make do (with with)
to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing. There’s no meat, so we’ll have to make do with potatoes.
make for
to go towards. We’re making for home.
make it
to be successful. After twenty years, we’ve finally made it.
make it up
1. to become friends again after a quarrel. It’s time you two made it up (with each other).
2. to give compensation or make amends for something. I’m sorry – I’ll make it up to you somehow.
make (something) of (something)
to understand (something) by or from (something). What do you make of all this?
make out
1. to see, hear or understand. He could make out a ship in the distance.
2. to make it seem that. He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.
3. to write or fill in. The doctor made out a prescription.
4. (slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck. They were making out in the back seat.
make over
(American) to change something or turn it into something else. They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.
make up
1. to invent. He made up the whole story.
2. to compose or be part(s) of. The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.
3. to complete. We need one more player – will you make up the number(s)?
4. to apply cosmetics to (the face). I don’t like to see women making up (their faces) in public.
5. to become friends again (after a quarrel etc). They’ve finally made up (their disagreement).
make up for
to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc. Next week we’ll try to make up for lost time.
make up one’s mind
to make a decision. He finally made up his mind about the job.
make up to
to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc. She’s always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.
made of is used in speaking of the material from which an object is constructed etc: This table is made of wood/plastic/steel .
made from is used in speaking of the raw material from which something has been produced by a process of manufacture: Paper is made from wood/rags .
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
make-up
→ مُسْتَحْضَرَاتُ تَـجْمِيل líčení makeup Make-up μακιγιάζ maquillaje meikki maquillage šminka trucco メーキャップ 화장 make-up sminke makijaż maquiagem, maquilhagem косметика smink เครื่องสำอางค์ makyaj bộ trang điểm 化妆品
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Topic #230:
Make up a word and its definition.
We’ll pick the best invented words and highlight them in a future post.
Background: The English language, like all languages, is always changing. Words are always moving in how they are used, and older words decline in use, while new words enter common usage. Any lexicographer will tell you dictionaries are meant to record usage, rather than to define it permanently, which is why they release new dictionaries every year.
Shakespeare for example, made up many new words and changed the usage of many old words and sayings. And often words enter English from other languages. The German word schadenfreude, which means to take pleasure in other people’s misfortune, entered the language because there was no single word with that meaning.
How to come up with a new word:
- Think about a situation or a problem that’s common, that doesn’t have a single word for it, and then make one up.
- Combine two words together, like making smog from smoke + fog. This is called a portmanteau. For example, when your coffee is too hot to to drink, could be called a cofferno (coffee + inferno).
- If you know more than one language, think of a word you like from another language that’s hard to explain in English.
It was hard to
make
out, but… I picked up a word.
Было сложно разобрать, но… я расслышала слово.
Jpeg»/></a> Can you make words fast enough by clicking on the letters to form a word up to 8 letters?
Try a word and see if any of the letters that have set corresponds to one of those that make up the hidden
word.
Попробуйте слово и посмотреть, если какой-либо из букв, которые установили соответствует одному из тех, которые составляют скрытое
слово.
Just a word I made up for when something’s so amazing, you’re stunned, and all you can say is»duh.
Я придумала это слово, на случай, когда
это
так удивительно, что ты ошеломлен и у тебя аж дух захватывает.
Be original and make
a
compliment without saying a word.
Read that definition and make up sentences using the word with that meaning until you have
a
clear concept of that meaning of the
word.
Прочитайте эту дефиницию и составляйте предложения с этим словом в данном значении, пока у вас не сложится четкий концепт этого значения
слова(
непосредственное понятие о нем).
Okay, now you have to give
an
example of it in
a
sentence. Like I said, if you
make up
a word, you have to give
an
example.
Ладно, тогда приводи пример на это
слово,
если
слово
придумываешь, то надо сказать пример с этим словом.
For instance, some New York police regularly lied on the witness stand,
and even
made up
a word for it: instead of“testifying”, they described court appearances as“testilying”.
Например, кое-кто из нью-йоркской полиции регулярно лгал при даче свидетельских показаний;
у них даже было свое словечко: вместо“ дачи свидетельских показаний” они описывали выступления в суде как“ дачу лжесвидетельских показаний”.
Hoynes had his mind
made up
before we said a word.
Хойнс принял свое решение прежде, чем мы и слово сказали.
I didn’t hear a word after,»Get
up.
Я ничего не понял после слова» вставай.
I didn’t get a word in edgewise once you
made up
your mind.
Я и слова не проронила, с тех пор, как ты вдруг передумал.
sure they don’t breathe a word about it.
Убедись, что они не скажут ни слова об этом.- Понял.
They don’t pay me
a
penny a word to
make
friends.
Они платят мне по пенни за слово не для того, чтобы я заводила друзей.
He hasn’t said a word since we picked him
up.
Он не проронил ни слова с тех пор, как мы его взяли.
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- Noun: A person, place, or thing: Utah, minivan, moon, grocer, January. Nouns can also be ideas, such as «confidence» or «hesitation».
- Pronoun: A word that takes the place of a noun. He, she, it, they.
- Verb: An action word. Go, jump, harangue, grill, gaze, ponder, hurry.
- Adjective: A word that describes, or modifies, a noun. A red hat, a slow train, a precarious ledge.
- Adverb: A word that modifies a verb or an adjective. He landed painfully and rose slowly. The train was ridiculously slow.
- Conjunction: A word that joins two independent clauses. In English, these include and, or, for, nor, but, yet, and so.
- Preposition: This describes the location of something. On, above, under, to, into, at, during, inside.
- Interjection: An exclamation, often with no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence. For example: Wow, hey, yikes, abracadabra, ouch, hmm, oh boy!
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Make further distinctions within the parts of speech. If you wish to be thorough about the grammatical function of this word, further determine whether a noun is countable or uncountable, whether a verb is transitive or intransitive, and so on.[2]
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Think of synonyms (words that mean the same) and antonyms (words that mean the opposite) for the word. Some of these can go into the definition, if they are appropriate.
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Describe the word. While it’s perfectly all right to include synonyms in the definition, a definition composed entirely of synonyms may not be as helpful as it could be. Thus, try to be as descriptive as possible.
- If the word has a range of meanings, you’ll need to address each one separately.
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Use words in the definition that will be familiar to a reader who does not already know the word being defined. Compare:
- moxie — Gumption; pluck; chutzpah.
- moxie — Bold determination; strength or fortitude.
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- Most verb definitions will begin with the word «to». For instance, a definition for the verb «pause» might read, «To stop briefly or temporarily; to interrupt a process or activity and later resume it.»
- Noun definitions may begin with the words «a», «an» or «the».
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n
1 cosmetics, such as powder, lipstick, etc., applied to the face to improve its appearance
a the cosmetics, false hair, etc., used by an actor to highlight his features or adapt his appearance
b the art or result of applying such cosmetics
3 the manner of arrangement of the parts or qualities of someone or something
4 the arrangement of type matter and illustrations on a page or in a book
5 mental or physical constitution
vb
♦
make up adv
6 tr to form or constitute
these arguments make up the case for the defence
7 tr to devise, construct, or compose, sometimes with the intent to deceive
to make up a song, to make up an excuse
8 tr to supply what is lacking or deficient in; complete
these extra people will make up our total
9 tr to put in order, arrange, or prepare
to make up a bed
10 intr; foll by: for to compensate or atone (for)
his kindness now makes up for his rudeness yesterday
11 to settle (differences) amicably (often in the phrase make it up)
12 to apply cosmetics to (the face) to enhance one’s appearance or so as to alter the appearance for a theatrical role
13 to assemble (type and illustrations) into (columns or pages)
14 tr to surface (a road) with tarmac, concrete, etc.
a to set in order and balance (accounts)
b to draw up (accounting statements)
16 ♦
make up one’s mind to decide (about something or to do something)
he made up his mind to take vengeance
a to make friendly overtures to
English Collins Dictionary — English Definition & Thesaurus 
make up
1 compose, comprise, constitute, form
2 coin, compose, concoct, construct, cook up (informal) create, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, frame, hatch, invent, manufacture, originate, trump up, write
3 complete, fill, meet, supply
4 (with)
for atone, balance, compensate, make amends, offset, recompense, redeem, redress, requite
5 bury the hatchet, call it quits, come to terms, compose, forgive and forget, make peace, mend, reconcile, settle, shake hands
6 make up one’s mind choose, come to a decision, decide, determine, make a decision, reach a decision, resolve, settle
7 make up to (informal) chat up (informal) court, curry favour with, flirt with, make overtures to, woo
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
Collaborative Dictionary English Definition
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component |
n. |
one of the parts that make up a whole machine, system etc. |
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! make something up to someone |
exp. |
to make amends to someone. |
[US] I’m so sorry. I will do what I can to make it up to you. I will make it up to them. Don’t worry. |
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! make it up to (one) |
exp. |
1. To do something to make amends to one for a transgression against them or some disappointment. |
[US] I’m so sorry for missing your recital. I promise that I’ll make it up to you somehow. I know you’re disappointed about missing the movie, but I’ll make it up to you. |
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make sthg fly |
v. |
make something succeed strongly and rapidly |
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sex up
|
v. |
make more exciting |
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drop a bomb |
exp. |
make a sensational announcement |
[Fig.] E.g.: Today’s newspapers dropped a bomb about the President’s past. |
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make a judgement call |
v. |
take a decision based on one’s subjective conclusions, when objective evidence is not available |
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make no mistake about it |
exp. |
phrase meant to emphasize the speaker’s self-assurance |
syn.: you can bet on it; trust me; you can count on it; I’m telling you… |
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! chart
|
v. |
to make a detailed plan of |
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to make a good fist of |
v. |
to do sth well |
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cash mob |
n. |
a group of people who decide to meet and make purchases at a local business. The aim is both to support it and to meet up with the community. |
Inspired by the phenomenon of flash mobs, which refers to groups of people mobilized by social media to perform entertaining or unusual acts in public, such as choreographies |
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when life gives you lemons, make lemonade! |
exp. |
make the best out of a difficult situation ; turn sth negative into a positive. By making sth sweet (lemonade) out of sth bitter (lemon), the phrase encourages to look on the bright side of life even in the face of adversity or misfortune |
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade; but when life gives you melons, you might be dyslexic! |
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jerk smb. around |
exp. |
deliberately make things difficult for someone; sabotage |
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beat one’s brain out |
id. |
make a lot of efforts to understand something |
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! give it a shot |
exp. |
make an attempt, endeavor, make an effort |
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a bargaining chip |
exp. |
something used to make someone do what you want |
We can use the money as a bargaining chip in the negotiations. |
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