ALL meanings of painting
paint·ing
P p - noun painting work of art, picture 1
- noun painting art of making paintings 1
- noun painting covering sth with paint 1
- noun painting job: decorating 1
- noun painting a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art. 1
- noun painting an application of this. 1
- noun painting the dried surface pigment: Don't scuff the paint. 1
- noun painting the solid coloring matter alone; pigment. 1
- noun painting facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color. 1
- noun painting Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto. 1
- verb with object painting to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint: to paint a fence. 1
- verb with object painting to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint: to paint a portrait. 1
- verb with object painting to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor: to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy. 1
- verb with object painting to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words: The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland. 1
- verb with object painting to color by or as if by painting: Sunset painted the clouds pink. 1
- verb with object painting to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic: to paint a cut with iodine. 1
- verb without object painting to coat or cover anything with paint. 1
- verb without object painting to engage in painting as an art: She has begun to paint in her spare time. 1
- verb without object painting to put on or use facial cosmetics. 1
- idioms painting paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs. Also, paint the town. 1
- countable noun painting A painting is a picture which someone has painted. 0
- uncountable noun painting Painting is the activity of painting pictures. 0
- uncountable noun painting Painting is the activity of painting doors, walls, and some other parts of buildings. 0
- noun painting the art or process of applying paints to a surface such as canvas, to make a picture or other artistic composition 0
- noun painting a composition or picture made in this way 0
- noun painting the act of applying paint to a surface with a brush 0
- noun painting the act or occupation of covering surfaces with paint 0
- noun painting the act, art, or occupation of applying paints to canvases, paper, etc. in producing pictures and compositions 0
- noun painting a picture or composition so painted 0