English to English
paint
(p/eI/nt
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noun (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(noun.artifact)Example:
Artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably.
source: wordnet30 - (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(noun.location)Example:
He dominates play in the paint.
source: wordnet30 - A pigment or coloring substance.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make a painting(verb.creation)Example:
He painted all day in the garden.
He painted a painting of the garden.
source: wordnet30 - apply paint to; coat with paint(verb.contact)Example:
We painted the rooms yellow.
source: wordnet30 - make a painting of(verb.creation)Example:
He painted his mistress many times.
source: wordnet30 - apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.(verb)source: webster1913
- To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.(verb)source: webster1913