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verb
- To decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors
- To produce or evoke as if by painting
"paints glowing pictures of the farm"
- To touch up or cover over by or as if by painting
- To depict as having specified or implied characteristics
"paints them whiter than the evidence justifies"
- To practice the art of painting
- To use cosmetics
noun
- The action of painting} {bcsomething produced by painting
- Makeup
- An applied coating of paint
- A horse marked with patches of white and another color pinto
- Free throw lane
- Color manipulation on a computer screen in a manner reminiscent of painting
"a paint program"
idiom
- To make something sound very good
"He painted a rosy picture of the company's future."
phrasal verb
- To cover (something) with a layer of paint
"paint over graffiti"
idiom
- To go out drinking, dancing, etc.
noun
- A liquid that is mixed with paint to make it easier to spread
noun
- Any of a breed of horses developed in the U.S. from quarter horse or Thoroughbred ancestry that have irregular broad markings of white interspersed with some other solid color
"While the colorful coat pattern is essential to the identity of the breed, American paint horses have strict bloodline requirements and a distinctive stock-horse body type …"
noun
- A paint containing a phosphor (such as zinc sulfide activated with copper) and so able to glow in the dark
noun
- Paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
noun
- Paint put on parts of the body (such as the face) by American Indians as a sign of going to war
- Makeup
This clue was used on June 13, 2025.