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makeup.

An item's composition.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmeɪkʌp/
  1. An item's composition.

    countable · uncountable · usually
    To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
  2. Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

    countable · uncountable · usually
    She is wearing a lot of makeup.
  3. Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.

    uncountable · usually
  4. A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.

    uncountable · usually
  5. In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).

verb/ˈmeɪkʌp/
  1. Alternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from make up. Noun sense 2 is a semantic loan from French maquillage, from maquiller (“to make up, fabricate”).

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