Word Meaning

paint definition and meaning

v. t. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
v. t. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
v. t. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
v. t. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
v. t. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
v. t. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
n. A pigment or coloring substance.
n. The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
n. A cosmetic; rouge.

Crossword clues for paint

- Apply colour to walls, etc.
- Artist’s material
- Canvas covering
- Coloured substance used by artists
- Colouring matter
- Colouring substances
- Emulsion
- House coat
- Wall coating
- Watercolours