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      paints
      noun
      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.
      (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
      (basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with the.
      (uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.
      (poker, slang) Synonym of face card (king, queen, or jack).
      (computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
      (uncountable) Makeup.
      (uncountable, slang) Tattoo work.
      The appearance of an object on a radar screen.
      A surname
      A paint horse.
      (dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.
      verb
      (transitive) To apply paint to.
      (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
      (transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
      (transitive) To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
      (transitive) To create (an image) with paints.
      (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.
      (transitive, graphical user interface) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
      (transitive, figuratively) To depict or portray.
      (intransitive) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
      (transitive, military or aviation, slang) To detect (something) with radar.
      (transitive, slang) To defecate during anal sex.
      Roots
      pingopaint- · Latin · paint
      Words related to paints
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