Dictionary entry details
• PAINT (noun)
Meaning:
A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("paint" is a kind of...):
coat; coating (a thin layer covering something)
color; coloring material; colour; colouring material (any material used for its color)
Meronyms (substance of "paint"):
pigment (dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "paint"):
acrylic; acrylic paint (used especially by artists)
water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
varnish (paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating)
spray paint (paint applied with a spray gun)
semigloss (a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat)
oil paint (paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle)
house paint; housepaint (paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house)
finger paint; fingerpaint (paint that has the consistency of jelly)
encaustic (a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application)
enamel (a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish)
distemper (paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder)
coat of paint (a layer of paint covering something else)
Meaning:
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
paint; key
Context examples:
he hit a jump shot from the top of the key / he dominates play in the paint
Hypernyms ("paint" is a kind of...):
space (an area reserved for some particular purpose)
Meronyms (parts of "paint"):
foul line (a line from which basketball players take penalty shots)
Domain category:
basketball; basketball game; hoops (a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop)
Holonyms ("paint" is a part of...):
basketball court (the court on which basketball is played)
Meaning:
Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rouge; blusher; paint
Hypernyms ("paint" is a kind of...):
make-up; makeup; war paint (cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance)
• PAINT (verb)
Meaning:
Make a painting
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context examples:
he painted all day in the garden / He painted a painting of the garden
Hypernyms (to "paint" is one way to...):
create (pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "paint"):
stipple (make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink)
fill in; shade (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)
charge (place a heraldic bearing on)
distemper (paint with distemper)
fresco (paint onto wet plaster on a wall)
bodypaint (apply paint to a body)
stipple (apply (paint) in small touches)
finger-paint (apply colors with one's fingers)
watercolor; watercolour (paint with watercolors)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue paint
Meaning:
Apply paint to; coat with paint
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
We painted the rooms yellow
Hypernyms (to "paint" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "paint"):
ground; prime; undercoat (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)
airbrush (paint with an airbrush)
repaint (paint again)
grain (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They want to paint the doors
Meaning:
Make a painting of
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
He painted his mistress many times
Hypernyms (to "paint" is one way to...):
interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "paint"):
repaint (paint again)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot paint Sue
Meaning:
Apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "paint" is one way to...):
cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "paint"):
repaint (paint again or anew)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
The men paint the boat
