Thesaurus: paint

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1. v. t. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
2. v. t. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
3. v. t. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
4. v. t. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
5. v. t. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
6. v. t. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
7. n. A pigment or coloring substance.
8. n. The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
9. n. A cosmetic; rouge.
10. n. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
11. n. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
12. n. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks