Entry Word: makeup

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 preparations intended to beautify the face or hair <she never left the house without applying her makeup and arranging her jewelry>

Synonyms cosmetics, paint

Related Words greasepaint; camouflage; cold cream, cream, eye shadow, kohl, lipstick, lotion, mascara, oil, powder, rouge, vanishing cream

2 the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged <the makeup of the memorial is strikingly simple: a single massive globe signifying world unity> — see composition 3