makeup

noun

1. 1

   An item's composition.

   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. 2

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

   She is wearing a lot of makeup.

3. 3

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

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

4. 4

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

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

5. 5

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

verb

1. 1

   Variant of make upAlternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”).

   I raided my closet and left Clay in my living room while I changed and makeuped in the bathroom.

   “If we get started showering, shaving, powdering, combing, and makeupping, we just may be able to make the eleven o’clock mass at Regina Pacis.”

   This isn’t about plastic surgery, image management, or makeupping the facade.

   And when my guests and I got bored with stuffing our mouths, makeupping our faces, and rotting our brains, we had Bethany’s collection of classic teen comedies all queued up and ready to roll.

Forms

plural

makeups

past tense

makeuped, makeupped

past participle

makeuped, makeupped

present participle

makeuping, makeupping

third person singular

makeups