Definition of PAINT

paint

Plural: paints

Noun

  • 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
    • "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"
  • (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
    • "he dominates play in the paint"
  • makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
  • A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
  • A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
  • The free-throw lane, construed with the.
  • Paintballs.
  • Synonym of face card (king, queen, or jack).
  • Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
  • Makeup.
  • Tattoo work.
  • Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.
  • The appearance of an object on a radar screen.

Verb

Verb Forms: painted, painting, paints

  • To create a picture or apply color with paint.
  • make a painting
    • "he painted all day in the garden"
    • "He painted a painting of the garden"
  • apply paint to; coat with paint
    • "We painted the rooms yellow"
  • make a painting of
    • "He painted his mistress many times"
  • apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
  • To apply paint to.
  • To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
  • To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
  • To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
  • To create (an image) with paints.
  • To practise the art of painting pictures.
  • To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
  • To depict or portray.
  • To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
  • To detect (something) with radar.

Examples

  • "We'll paint the target for the flyboys," the JTAC said.
  • fresh coat of paint
  • He decided to PAINT a strategy for winning, rather than just playing random words.
  • I am running low on paint for my marker.
  • I painted blue all of the bathroom walls, the ceiling, and a the corridor up to the hall.
  • I've been painting since I was a young child.
  • She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.
  • The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint.
  • to paint a portrait or a landscape

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English peynten, from Old French peintier, paincter, itself from paint, the past participle of paindre, from Latin pingō (“to paint”) (perfect passive participle pictus). Displaced native Old English tēafor (“paint”) and *tīefran (“to paint”).

Synonyms

blusher, key, pigment, rouge, face card, ink

Scrabble Score: 7

paint: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
paint: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paint: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

paint: valid Words With Friends Word