paint

Noun

• makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

• (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 hit a jump shot from the top of the key
    
  • he dominates play in the paint
    

• 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
    

Verb

• apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

• make a painting of
  • He painted his mistress many times
    

• apply paint to; coat with paint
  • We painted the rooms yellow
    

• make a painting
  • he painted all day in the garden
    
  • He painted a painting of the garden
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  rouge , blusher , key , pigment