English noun: paint | |||
1. | paint (artifact) 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 | ||
Samples | Artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably. | ||
Synonyms | pigment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coat, coating, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acrylic, acrylic paint, antifouling paint, coat of paint, distemper, enamel, encaustic, finger paint, fingerpaint, house paint, housepaint, oil paint, semigloss, spray paint, water-base paint | ||
Substance holonym | pigment | ||
2. | paint (location) (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 | ||
Samples | He hit a jump shot from the top of the key. He dominates play in the paint. | ||
Synonyms | key | ||
Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
Part holonym | foul line | ||
Part meronym | basketball court | ||
Domain category | basketball, basketball game, hoops | ||
3. | paint (artifact) makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks | ||
Synonyms | blusher, rouge | ||
Broader (hypernym) | make-up, makeup, war paint | ||
English verb: paint | |||
1. | paint (creation) make a painting | ||
Samples | He painted all day in the garden. He painted a painting of the garden. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue paint | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | create | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bodypaint, charge, distemper, fill in, finger-paint, fresco, shade, stipple, stipple, watercolor, watercolour | ||
Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
2. | paint (contact) apply paint to; coat with paint | ||
Samples | We painted the rooms yellow. | ||
Examples | They want to paint the doors | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airbrush, grain, ground, prime, repaint, undercoat | ||
3. | paint (creation) make a painting of | ||
Samples | He painted his mistress many times. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot paint Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interpret, represent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | repaint | ||
Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
4. | paint (contact) apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil | ||
Examples | The men paint the boat | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||