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    make up

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  2. Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of MAKEUP is the way in which the parts or ingredients of something are put together : composition. How to use makeup in a sentence.

  3. MAKEUP definition: 1. colored substances used on your face to improve or change your appearance: 2. The makeup of…. Learn more.

  4. make up. The people or things that make up something are the members or parts that form that thing. UK shoppers make up the largest percentage of foreign buyers. [VERB PARTICLE noun] If you make up something such as a story or excuse, you invent it, sometimes in order to deceive people.

  5. the manner of arrangement of the parts or qualities of someone or something. the arrangement of type matter and illustrations on a page or in a book. mental or physical constitution. verb. tr to form or constitute. these arguments make up the case for the defence. tr to devise, construct, or compose, sometimes with the intent to deceive.

  6. 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.

  7. makeup. (meɪkʌp ) 1. uncountable noun. Makeup consists of things such as lipstick, eye shadow, and powder which some women put on their faces to make themselves look more attractive or which actors use to change or improve their appearance.

  8. the manner of being made up or put together; composition: the makeup of a team; the makeup of a situation. physical or mental constitution: the makeup of a criminal. the art, technique, or process of arranging or laying out, as pages in a publication.

  9. Your makeup is every personality characteristic that, combined, form a unique person — but the makeup you put on your face can be used to disguise your real self a little bit. This kind of makeup is also called cosmetics , and it consists of things like lipstick, mascara, foundation, and so on.

  10. to prepare or arrange something by putting different things together: Could you make up a list of all the things that need to be done? He asked the man behind the counter to make up a box with a selection of chocolates. The maid will make up your room later. fabrics & fashion specialized. to produce or prepare something from cloth:

  11. Definition of make-up noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.