Makeup (Noun)
Meaning 1
Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
The way in which someone or something is composed.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 3
An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The team played a makeup game against their arch-rivals the following week after the original match was postponed due to bad weather.
- The concert was cancelled due to technical issues, but the band scheduled a makeup show for the next night.
- The student missed the final exam and had to take a makeup test during the summer break.
- The airline offered a makeup flight to passengers who were stranded due to the cancelled morning departure.
- The football teams played a makeup game on a neutral field after the original match was abandoned due to a power outage.