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  • 11Paint — For other uses, see Paint (disambiguation). Paints redirects here. For the baseball team, see Chillicothe Paints. Dried green paint Paint is any liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition which after application to a substrate in a thin layer is… …

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  • 12paint — 1. noun a gallon of white paint Syn: coloring, colorant, tint, dye, stain, pigment, color 2. verb 1) paint the ceiling Syn: color, apply paint to, decorate, whitewash, emulsion …

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  • 13paint — [pānt] vt. [ME peinten < OFr peint, pp. of peindre < L pingere, to paint, embroider < IE base * peig , to mark by scratching or coloring > Gr pikros, sharp, OE fah, stained] 1. a) to make (a picture, design, etc.) in colors applied to …

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  • 14Paint (disambiguation) — Paint is a pigmented liquid or paste used to apply color to a surface, often by artists.Paint may also refer to:In places: *Paint, Pennsylvania *Paint Hills Islands, NunavutIn other uses: * Paint , a 1967 short film that won a BAFTA Award and was …

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  • 15apply — [v1] put into use administer, assign, bring into play, bring to bear, employ, engage, execute, exercise, exploit, handle, implement, practice, utilize; concept 225 apply [v2] be appropriate, relevant affect, allude, appertain, be applicable, bear …

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  • 16paint — [n] tinted covering acrylic, chroma, color, coloring, cosmetic, dye, emulsion, enamel, flat, gloss, greasepaint, latex, makeup, oil, overlay, pigment, rouge, stain, tempera, varnish, veneer, wax; concepts 467,475 paint [v] apply colored tint,… …

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  • 17paint — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pigment] Syn. coloring material, chroma, chlorophyll; see color 1 . Paints and colorings include artist s materials: oil, acrylic, pastel, gouache, crayon, charcoal, watercolor, ink, pencil, showcard color, tempera;… …

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  • 18apply — ap|ply W1S1 [əˈplaı] v past tense and past participle applied present participle applying third person singular applies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(request)¦ 2¦(affect)¦ 3¦(use)¦ 4 apply yourself 5¦(make something work)¦ 6¦(spread pai …

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  • 19apply — verb 1 REQUEST PERMISSION/A JOB (I) to make a formal, usually written request for something such as a job, place in university, or permission to do something (+ to): I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them. (+ for):… …

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  • 20paint — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French paint, peint, past participle of peindre, from Latin pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to Old English fāh variegated, Greek poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter Date: 13th century… …

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