makeup — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An item's composition.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   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.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Synonyms

   maquillage

   Examples

   She is wearing a lot of makeup.

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

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   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.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   “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.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   make-upwar paint

   Broader terms

   cosmetic

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

   Synonyms

   make-up

   Broader terms

   event

   Examples

   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

   Synonyms

   constitutioncompositionphysical compositionmake-up

   Broader terms

   property