lipstick

/'lipstik/

Thân thiện

A woman applies red lipstick while looking into a small mirror.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A cosmetic product in the form of a stick, used to color, moisturize, or protect the lips. It typically consists of waxes, oils, and pigments.

2. Verb:

   • To apply lipstick to one's lips or to another surface.
   • To draw or form something by applying lipstick.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • She bought a new red lipstick.
  • Her lipstick left a mark on the coffee cup.

• Verb:

  • She quickly lipsticked her lips before the meeting.
  • The artist lipsticked a heart on the mirror.

Advanced Usage

• "To wear lipstick": To have lipstick applied to one's lips.

  • She rarely wears lipstick to work.

• "Lipstick on a pig" (Idiom): A superficial or cosmetic improvement that fails to address the fundamental flaws of something.

  • Adding new software to the old system is just putting lipstick on a pig.

Variants and Related Words

• Lip liner (n): A cosmetic pencil used to outline and define the lips before applying lipstick.
• Lip gloss (n): A cosmetic product that adds shine, and sometimes color, to the lips, often with a less pigmented, more liquid texture than lipstick.

Synonyms

• Lip color (n): A general term for any cosmetic product that colors the lips.
• Rouge (n, somewhat dated): Historically, a red cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: 'Lipstick' is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The verb form is used directly.)

Related Idioms

• "Lipstick effect" (Economic theory): The observation that consumers continue to buy small luxury items, like lipstick, during economic downturns.
  • During the recession, sales of lipstick increased, a classic example of the lipstick effect.

Học thuật

Noun

1. makeup that is used to color the lips

Verb

1. apply lipstick to
   • She lipsticked her mouth
2. form by tracing with lipstick
   • The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lip rouge