Definitions for paint

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paint paint

Spelling: [peynt]

IPA: /peɪnt/

Paint is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in paint (ainpt).

Definitions for paint

noun

1. a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
2. an application of this.
3. the dried surface pigment:
4. the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.
5. facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color.
6. Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.

Idioms

1. paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also, paint the town.

verb (used with object)

1. to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint:
2. to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint:
3. to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor:
4. to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words:
5. to color by or as if by painting:
6. to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic:

verb (used without object)

1. to coat or cover anything with paint.
2. to engage in painting as an art:
3. to put on or use facial cosmetics.

Origin of paint

1200-50; Middle English peinten (v.) Old French peint, past participle of peindre Latin pingere to paint; see picture

Examples for paint

Why did Shakespeare want to paint this unpleasant bitter-tongued wife?

I want to paint what I feel,” he said to Theo, “and feel what I paint.

He could paint you Bassanio or Benedick or Mercutio to the life.

S' fur 's the pitcher goes, it's about as good 's kin be did with paint, I guess.

The idea of being able to paint together was the direction we were all hinting toward anyway.

His passion is so intense that he has no desire to paint her seduction as greater than it was.

Picasso went on to paint some of the most influential and lucrative paintings of the 20th century.

U.S. spies are worried the long-awaited Senate review will paint targets on their backs.

Reagan proceeds to paint a grim picture of the State of the Union, starting with the economy and moving to Vietnam.

He will paint the same scene under a dozen conditions of light.