Synonyms for paint
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
- v. 1
To apply paint to.
I painted the bathroom walls light blue, and I painted the ceiling white.
Related words
- Word family
- paintless painter painting
- Phrases
- war paint paint thinner poster paint latex paint paint gun spray paint watch paint dry
- Is a kind of
- playing card card
Choose the right word
To paint a thing is so spread a coat of coloring matter over it; to stain or dye a thing is to impart color to its substance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- color Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
- blush Shame makes one blush, fear makes one turn yellow.
- key I left a duplicate key to the room with my mother.
By length
- 3 letters
- key1, ink1
- 4 letters
- draw1, tone1
- 5 letters
- color2, rouge1, stain1, blush1
- 6 letters
- colour2, pencil2, sketch1, depict2
- 7 letters
- picture2, portray2, pigment2, blusher
- 8 letters
- describe2
- 9 letters
- represent3, delineate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).