paint 1 of 2

verb

ˈpānt How to pronounce paint (audio)
Definition of paintnext
1
as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words the description painted a perfect image of the sun setting over the ocean

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2
as in to stain
to give color or a different color to I've decided to paint the bathroom walls purple

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paint

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noun

as in makeup
preparations intended to beautify the face after the play was over, the actress emerged to greet her fans with paint still on her face

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Recent Examples of paint
Verb
It’s made of standard commercial-pipe scaffolding by Spring Scaffolding, a local contractor, painted a uniform Prada green. — Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026 The administration has pointed to high-profile threats in the months since — like the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting — to paint the ballroom as a national security issue. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
The Bulls were able to pull Bam Adebayo out of the paint because of Jalen Smith’s gravity which leaves Johnson as the sole option to stop Giddey. — Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 That even raises the tantalizing possibility of exporting some back to Europe in bright yellow paint and Skoda badges—Felicia Fun EV, anyone? — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paint
  1. describe
  2. stain
  3. makeup
  4. portray
  5. color
  6. depict
  7. tint
  8. render
Verb
  • Witness accounts describe chaotic scene In the video, as many as five officers can be seen, and shrieks, screams, and cries are heard.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • One student has described the moment a fellow pupil ran into their classroom and informed them that a teacher had been shot, during Friday’s deadly shooting.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of describe
Verb
  • The toes of the woman who wore it must have been stained red.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Improperly Drying Flammable Items Drying clothes stained with any type of chemical stains such as gasoline, paint thinner, or acetone is a hazard.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stain
Noun
  • Erin Parsons is turning her sprawling collection of rare and vintage beauty products into an online makeup museum.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This lightweight, fragrance-free formula uses hyaluronic acid to hydrate and blurring polymers to soften the appearance of pores, helping her makeup glide on more evenly without leaving my mom’s skin feeling greasy or heavy.
    — Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of makeup
Verb
  • Hundreds of pages of grand jury transcripts portray Tupac Shakur's shooting as a culmination of a longstanding feud between rival record labels Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records and rival gang sects Mob Piru and South Side Compton Crips.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Juno Temple portrays supermodel and eventual public relations expert Keeley Jones.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of portray
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  • On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • It is sold as an ecru denim, and when customers piece dye the jean, only the warp is colored.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of color
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  • Researchers scanned dogs’ brains while the pooches looked at images of human facial expressions depicting happiness, sadness, anger and fear.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The work, depicting a judge in a wig striking a protester with a gavel, has cost Britain’s Ministry of Justice $67,000 in removal efforts so far, with another $48,000 spent on security and staff overtime while the work stayed up.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of depict
Verb
  • Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talked about tinting the windows to AT&T Stadium following the FIFA World Cup in an interview with Fox 4.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The wings are brown tinted The hornets can be mistaken for native species.
    — Eva Flowe July 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
Definition of tint
Verb
  • Nerve pathways rendered with a precision photography still cannot match.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Dawicki hopes the test will reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics, and slow the current march toward antibiotic resistance that has already rendered several antibiotics ineffective.
    — Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of render

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