MAKE-UP


Meaning of MAKE-UP in English

noun

1 cosmetics

ADJECTIVE

▪ heavy , thick

▪ full

You don't wear full ~ to go swimming.

▪ light

▪ black , dark

▪ eye

▪ clown , pancake , stage

VERB + MAKE-UP

▪ use , wear

I never wear ~.

▪ apply , do , put on

▪ remove , take off , wash off ( esp. AmE )

▪ reapply

▪ check

She was checking her ~ in the mirror.

▪ fix ( esp. AmE )

Give me a minute to fix my ~ and I'll drop you off at the mall.

▪ touch up

▪ smear , smudge

MAKE-UP + VERB

▪ run , smear

a tearful girl with ~ running down her face

MAKE-UP + NOUN

▪ artist , girl , man , person

▪ application

▪ brush , sponge

▪ remover

▪ kit

▪ bag , case

▪ mirror

▪ chair , room

▪ effects

the ~ effects for the film

▪ job , work

He was given an Oscar for his ~ work on the film.

2 sb's character

ADJECTIVE

▪ biological , emotional , genetic , mental , physical , psychological

▪ unique

the unique ~ of each person

PHRASES

▪ part of sb's ~

Jealousy is not part of his ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .