LIPSTICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lipstick mean? 

• LIPSTICK (noun)
  The noun LIPSTICK has 1 sense:

1. makeup that is used to color the lips

  Familiarity information: LIPSTICK used as a noun is very rare.

• LIPSTICK (verb)
  The verb LIPSTICK has 2 senses:

1. form by tracing with lipstick

2. apply lipstick to

  Familiarity information: LIPSTICK used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIPSTICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Makeup that is used to color the lips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lip rouge; lipstick

Hypernyms ("lipstick" is a kind of...):

make-up; makeup; war paint (cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance)

Derivation:

lipstick (apply lipstick to)

lipstick (form by tracing with lipstick)

• LIPSTICK (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form by tracing with lipstick

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

The clown had lipsticked circles on his cheeks

Hypernyms (to "lipstick" is one way to...):

delineate; limn; outline (trace the shape of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lipstick (makeup that is used to color the lips)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Apply lipstick to

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She lipsticked her mouth

Hypernyms (to "lipstick" is one way to...):

make up (apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

lipstick (makeup that is used to color the lips)