makeup

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. The way in which something is composed or arranged; composition or construction.
2. n. Printing The arrangement or composition, as of type or illustrations, on a page or in a book.
3. n. The qualities or temperament that constitute a personality; disposition: Lying is not in her makeup.
4. n. Cosmetics applied especially to the face.
5. n. Materials, such as cosmetics and costumes, that an actor or actress uses in portraying a role.
6. n. A special examination for a student who has been absent from or has failed a previous examination.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. The manner in which anything is made up, composed, or combined; composition of parts; arrangement of details.
2. n. In printing, the disposition or arrangement of types into pages or columns, preparatory to imposition or to locking up.
3. n. The preparation of an actor for impersonating the character assigned to him, including dress, painting and altering the appearance of the face, etc.; hence, any characteristic appearance regarded as analogous to an actor's make-up.

Wiktionary

1. n. uncountable An item's composition.
2. n. uncountable Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to improve its appearance.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The way in which the parts of anything are put together.
2. n. The constituent parts of anything.
3. n. Cosmetics applied to the face, such as lipstick, facial power, or eye shadow.
4. n. The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.
5. n. The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character.
6. n. An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up examination.
7. n. (Printing) The appearance of a page of a publication, specifically the type style of the text and the spatial arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising material etc., on the page.
8. n. (Printing) The art or process of arranging the portions of a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or for optimal effect on the reader.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. make up something artificial or untrue
2. v. adjust for
3. v. devise or compose
4. v. come to terms
5. v. put in order or neaten
6. v. form or compose
7. v. apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
8. v. do or give something to somebody in return
9. v. make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
10. n. an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
11. n. the way in which someone or something is composed
12. n. cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
13. n. the way in which someone or something is composed
14. n. cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
15. n. an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event