makeup

1. 1

   An item's composition.countableuncountableusually

   • To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
2. 2

   Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.countableuncountableusually

   • She is wearing a lot of makeup.
3. 3

   Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.uncountableusually

   • When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply.
4. 4

   A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.uncountableusually

   • “Will I get a chance to take a makeup? My mother paid for the exam.”
5. 5

   In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.uncountableusually

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1. 1

   Alternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”).alt-ofalternative

   • I raided my closet and left Clay in my living room while I changed and makeuped in the bathroom.
   • “If we get started showering, shaving, powdering, combing, and makeupping, we just may be able to make the eleven o’clock mass at Regina Pacis.”