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# makeup

noun (makeup, uncountable; a make-up — UK); also make-up

«makeup» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Makeup is coloured creams and powders, like lipstick, mascara and foundation, put on the face to change how it looks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#m1)
2. The makeup of something is what it is made of, or the different parts or people in it: «the makeup of the class». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#m2)
3. A person's makeup is their character. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#m3)
4. (US, school) A makeup test or class is one you take later because you missed the first one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life makeup is used by many adults and by actors on stage; face paint at fairs is a kind of makeup. In science and maths, «the makeup» means the parts of something: «the makeup of the air is about 78% nitrogen». In US schools, a «makeup exam» is a test taken later. Phrases: «put on makeup», «stage makeup», «the makeup of».

### Examples

- Mum puts on makeup before work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#x1)
- The actors wore stage makeup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#x2)
- The clown's makeup made him look happy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#x3)
- The makeup of the team is five girls and six boys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#x4)
- What is the makeup of the Earth's atmosphere? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#x5)
- Being kind is part of his makeup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#x6)
- (US) I missed the test, so I have a makeup on Friday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/#x7)

### Note

Spelled «makeup» (more US), «make-up» (more UK) or «make up» as a verb. The verb is two words: «make up» (to invent, to become friends again, or to put on makeup). Uncountable: «a lot of makeup», not «makeups».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «makeup» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeup/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«makeup» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/makeup.html) on Mova free.