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

lipsticked

ˈlip-ˌstik 

adjective

Examples of lipstick in a Sentence

She was wearing bright red lipstick.

I put on some lipstick.

Recent Examples on the Web

Their hair and makeup were exquisitely done, with big curls and updos, red lipstick, and vivid eye shadow. —Alexis Okeowo, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025

The beauty and fragrance category was down 7.2 percent in the three-month period, despite the launch of a new lipstick in April. —Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 July 2025

Her wallet and coin purse, seemingly endless tubes of lipstick, her sunglasses, leather gloves, a hairbrush, packets of Splenda, a Bic lighter, a bill embedded in the lining of the bag. —Hazlitt, 30 July 2025

In a viral unboxing video, the new mother revealed that inside the small black-and-white Chanel bag were two lash primers, a lipstick, and body oil. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 27 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lipstick

• broomstick
• dipstick
• homesick
• joystick
• nonstick
• pickwick
• picnic
• redbrick
• seasick
• sidekick
• slapstick
• toothpick

Kids Definition

lipstick

noun

lip·​stick -ˌstik 

: a waxy solid colored cosmetic for the lips usually in stick form