painter's work
1painter — painter1 [pānt′ər] n. [OFr peintour] 1. an artist who paints pictures 2. a person whose work is covering surfaces, as walls, with paint painter2 [pānt′ər] n. [LME paynter < OFr pentour, ult. < L pendere, to hang: see PEND] a rope attached… …
2Painter and decorator — A painter and decorator is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painter [citebook|title=Painting and Decorating |author= Alf Fulcher|year= 2005|publisher=Blackwell… …
3work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …
4work */*/*/ — I UK [wɜː(r)k] / US [wɜrk] verb Word forms work : present tense I/you/we/they work he/she/it works present participle working past tense worked past participle worked 1) [intransitive] to spend time trying to achieve something, especially when… …
5work — work1 [ wɜrk ] verb *** ▸ 1 have job ▸ 2 spend time doing something ▸ 3 operate well ▸ 4 have effect ▸ 5 move gradually ▸ 6 shape a substance ▸ 7 do calculation ▸ 8 grow crops on land ▸ 9 dig substances out ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to have a …
6work — 1 verb DO A JOB 1 (I) to do a job that you are paid for: Harry is 78, and still working. (+ for): David works for the BBC. | work as a secretary/builder etc: She works as a management consultant for a design company. | work long hours/nights etc …
7painter */*/ — UK [ˈpeɪntə(r)] / US [ˈpeɪntər] noun [countable] Word forms painter : singular painter plural painters 1) an artist who paints pictures The gallery is showing the work of abstract painters. 2) someone whose job is to paint walls, doors etc or the …
8painter — Poonah painting Poo nah paint ing [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.] A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper,… …
9painter — pain|ter [ peıntər ] noun count ** 1. ) an artist who paints pictures: The gallery is showing the work of abstract painters. 2. ) someone whose job is to paint walls, doors, etc., or the outside of houses and other buildings: a house painter 3. ) …
10painter's cream — noun : a cream made of mastic, nut oil, lead acetate, and water and used to cover a partly finished painting so as to preserve its freshness until resumption of work …
