SkyfireDict

paint   (TTS Sound)

The noun paint has 3 senses

• paint, pigment -- (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; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably")


• key, paint -- ((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; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint")


• rouge, paint, blusher -- (makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks)

The verb paint has 4 senses

• paint -- (make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden")


• paint -- (apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow")


• paint -- (make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times")


• paint -- (apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil)