I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ thick , thin
▪ fresh
▪ old
▪
Old ~ was chipping off the outside walls.
▪ dry , wet
▪ chipped , loose , peeling
▪ non-toxic
▪ emulsion ( BrE ), enamel , flat ( esp. AmE ), gloss , matt/matte , metallic , spray
▪ lead , lead-based , oil-based , water-based
▪ latex
▪ acrylic , oil , poster , watercolour/watercolor
▪
an artist working with acrylic ~s
▪ craft ( AmE )
▪ milk ( AmE ), tempera
▪ exterior , interior
▪ fabric , house
… OF PAINT
▪ blob , speck , splash , spot
▪
Specks of ~ found at the scene were found to match the accused's car.
▪ coat
▪
I'll give the walls a fresh coat of ~.
▪ layer
▪
The artist has used several layers of ~ to create the stormy sky.
▪ lick ( informal )
▪
A lick of ~ will do wonders for the room.
▪ jar , pot , tube
▪ bucket ( AmE ), can ( AmE ), tin ( BrE )
▪ box , set
▪
a set of oil ~s
VERB + PAINT
▪ apply , put on , spray
▪ daub with ( esp. BrE ), splash with , splatter with
▪ remove , scrape off , strip , strip off
▪ mix
▪ pour
PAINT + VERB
▪ dry
▪ chip , flake , flake off , peel
▪
Paint was peeling from the walls.
PAINT + NOUN
▪ colour/color
▪ finish
▪
The stove is available in two metallic ~ finishes.
▪ brush (usually paintbrush ) , roller
▪ gun
▪ tray
▪ bucket ( esp. AmE ), can ( AmE ), pot
▪ thinner
▪ remover , stripper
▪ chip ( AmE )
▪ application , coat ( AmE ) (usually coat of paint in AmE and always in BrE ) , layer
▪ sample
▪ manufacturer , shop ( BrE ), store ( AmE )
▪ scheme
▪
The aircraft have been repainted in the original red and black ~ scheme.
▪ job
▪
We did a quick ~ job on the car and hoped the damage wasn't noticeable.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ carefully , delicately , meticulously
▪ well
▪ badly , crudely
▪
The walls had been ~ed very badly.
▪
a crudely ~ed human figure
▪ beautifully , exquisitely
▪ brightly , gaily ( old-fashioned )
▪
the cheerful, brightly ~ed doors
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
an artist who usually ~s in oils
▪ on
▪
I like to ~ on canvas.
▪ with
▪
Paint the box all over with varnish.
PHRASES
▪ freshly ~ed , newly ~ed
▪ ~ sth blue, white, etc.
▪
We ~ed the walls light green.
Paint is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ artist
Paint is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ backdrop , ↑ bedroom , ↑ ceiling , ↑ design , ↑ exterior , ↑ fingernail , ↑ likeness , ↑ masterpiece , ↑ mural , ↑ nail , ↑ painting , ↑ picture , ↑ portrait , ↑ room , ↑ scenario , ↑ slogan , ↑ toenail , ↑ view , ↑ wall , ↑ wood , ↑ woodwork