Verb I need to paint the bookcase. We're going to paint the room yellow. The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows. He painted that portrait of his wife. She painted the landscape on a square canvas. I like to draw and my sister likes to paint. The beauty of the world inspires me to paint. He paints mostly in oils. The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life. Noun Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes. I need more blue paint. The old walls are coated with several layers of paint. a can of latex paint The house needs a fresh coat of paint. The store sells many different paints. Did you chip the paint? The car's paint is cracking. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
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These relationships paint a picture of progressive sensibility in a rigid class system. Dan Nosowitz, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022 Don’t paint all Palestinians with the terrorism brush. Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 Looking at the websites that track stats paint a portrait of a guy who never lost faith in himself.The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2022 Other recent labor market data also paint a strong picture. Reade Pickert, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 In the photo: Volunteers paint a picnic bench at Alta Loma Middle School in South San Francisco as part of Genentech Gives Back in June. Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 In parts of the filing, using only their job descriptions, prosecutors paint Trump's lawyer, Evan Corcoran, and custodian of records, Christina Bobb, as so uncooperative that agents suspected the Trump team might be obstructing the investigation. Devlin Barrett, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 As the new season dawns, comments from both Crimson Tide players and coaches paint a much different picture of the state of the 2022 offensive front. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 As part of the Wet Paint Project, around 30 local and out-of-state tattoo artists will paint live. Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2022
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Her father owned a paint and body shop and drove a 1969 Mustang Fastback, which introduced her to the life of Mustang. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 17 Sep. 2022 Each letter stands 45 feet tall, and the paint jobs will take 10 people about eight weeks, according to the Hollywood Sign Trust and Sherwin Williams. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 To make the rest of the space stand up to the stately vintage lounger, Gardner relied on an inky paint hue (Caviar by Sherwin-Williams) and personalized accessories. Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 16 Sep. 2022 Omak Lake is the inspiration for one print in this show, but the effect is not altogether bucolic, thanks to a prominent area of hot-pink spray paint. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Write a list of those traits and use them to edit furniture and paint colors. Mallory Abreu, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2022 The other way to identify a Dark Horse is with its exclusive Blue Ember metallic paint (pictured here), and Ford also offers applied or painted graphics in different colors and designs. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 15 Sep. 2022 In addition to muddying motorists’ visibility, their acidic bodies are known for ruining car paint. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 Two female student allegedly wore body paint as shirts and the University of Utah is investigating. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
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