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LIPSTICK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Makeup that is used to color the lips

Synonyms:

lip rouge; lipstick

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lipstick" is a kind of...):

make-up; makeup; war paint (cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance)

Derivation:

lipstick (apply lipstick to)

lipstick (form by tracing with lipstick)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apply lipstick to

Example:

She lipsticked her mouth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "lipstick" is one way to...):

make up (apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lipstick (makeup that is used to color the lips)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Form by tracing with lipstick

Example:

The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "lipstick" is one way to...):

delineate; limn; outline (trace the shape of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lipstick (makeup that is used to color the lips)

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