lipstick
noun
lip·stick
ˈlip-ˌstik 
: a waxy solid usually colored cosmetic in stick form for the lips
also
: a stick of such cosmetic with its case
Examples of lipstick in a Sentence
She was wearing bright red lipstick.
I put on some lipstick.
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Everyone offers their name and kisses everyone else, and women scrape their lipstick off other people’s cheeks.
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
In 2018, Kim Kardashian even demonstrated the method in a video, applying her contour under her lower lip and just above the Cupid’s bow before applying liner and lipstick.
—Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 7 June 2026
If this lipstick were average, this would have just served as decor for my vanity.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 4 June 2026
Hot Fluff is a weightless modern matte lipstick that has been formulated to be easily blendable, and to feel just like skin.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
In 2018, Kim Kardashian even demonstrated the method in a video, applying her contour under her lower lip and just above the Cupid’s bow before applying liner and lipstick.
—Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 7 June 2026
If this lipstick were average, this would have just served as decor for my vanity.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 4 June 2026
Hot Fluff is a weightless modern matte lipstick that has been formulated to be easily blendable, and to feel just like skin.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for lipstick
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“Lipstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lipstick. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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lipstick
noun
lip·stick
-ˌstik
: a waxy solid colored cosmetic for the lips usually in stick form
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