MAKE-UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does make-up mean? 

• MAKE-UP (noun)
  The noun MAKE-UP has 3 senses:

1. an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

2. the way in which someone or something is composed

3. cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

  Familiarity information: MAKE-UP used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAKE-UP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

make-up; makeup

Context example:

the two teams played a makeup one week later

Hypernyms ("make-up" is a kind of...):

event (something that happens at a given place and time)

Derivation:

make up (make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The way in which someone or something is composed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

composition; constitution; make-up; makeup; physical composition

Hypernyms ("make-up" is a kind of...):

property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "make-up"):

structure (the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts)

phenotype (what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment)

genetic constitution; genotype (the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism)

grain; texture (the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance))

karyotype (the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes))

Derivation:

make up (form or compose)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

make-up; makeup; war paint

Hypernyms ("make-up" is a kind of...):

cosmetic (a toiletry designed to beautify the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "make-up"):

blackface (the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro)

eyebrow pencil (makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows)

eyeliner (makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes)

eyeshadow (makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes)

face powder (cosmetic powder for the face)

greasepaint (a greasy substance used as makeup by actors)

kohl (a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids)

lip-gloss (makeup that makes the lips shiny)

lip rouge; lipstick (makeup that is used to color the lips)

mascara (makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes)

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

Derivation:

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

 Context examples 

Savageness was a part of his make-up, but the savageness thus developed exceeded his make- up.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

With extended follow-up observations, we’ll soon be able to determine the make-up of these worlds, establish if atmospheres are present and what gases they contain, and more.

(NASA’s TESS Mission Scores ‘Hat Trick’ With 3 New Worlds, NASA)

The occurrence of 2 or more cell lines with different genetic or chromosomal make-up, within a single individual or tissue.

(Mosaicism, NCI Dictionary)

A description about the firmness, uniformity or make-up of an entity.

(Consistency, NCI Thesaurus)

They also used Icarus to test one theory of dark matter, and to probe the make-up of a foreground galaxy cluster.

(Hubble Uncovers the Farthest Star Ever Seen, NASA)

In fat rats with grossly dysregulated gut health, thanks to being fed junk food, probiotics positively changed the bacterial make-up in their digestive tract and benefitted brain function, preventing spatial memory loss.

(Probiotics May Not Always Be A Silver Bullet for Better Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Proteins circulating in our blood are a manifestation of our genetic make-up as well as many other factors, such as behaviours or the presence of disease, even if not yet diagnosed, said Dr Claudia Langenberg, from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge.

(Study highlights potential for ‘liquid health check’ to predict disease risk, University of Cambridge)

Scientists found the Ancient North Siberians generated the mosaic genetic make-up of contemporary people who inhabit a vast area across northern Eurasia and the Americas – providing the ‘missing link’ of understanding the genetics of Native American ancestry.

(DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians, University of Cambridge)

The quarter-strain of dog he had inherited from Kiche had left no mark on him physically, though it had played its part in his mental make-up.

(White Fang, by Jack London)