SkyfireDict

painting   (TTS Sound)

The noun painting has 4 senses

• painting, picture -- (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre")


• painting -- (creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years")


• painting -- (the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush")


• painting, house painting -- (the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew")

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)