makeup — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. An item's composition.

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   Beispiele

   To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.

   After the size and makeup of Congress was decided by the Founding Fathers, it was time to lawmake.

2. Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

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   Synonyme

   maquillage

   Beispiele

   She is wearing a lot of makeup.

3. Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.

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   Beispiele

   When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply.

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

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   “Will I get a chance to take a makeup? My mother paid for the exam.”

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

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Substantiv

1. cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

   Synonyme

   make-upwar paint

   Oberbegriffe

   cosmetic

2. an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

   Synonyme

   make-up

   Oberbegriffe

   event

   Beispiele

   he missed the test and had to take a makeup

   the two teams played a makeup one week later

3. the way in which someone or something is composed

   Synonyme

   constitutioncompositionphysical compositionmake-up

   Oberbegriffe

   property