1 paint
Pronounced:
/ˈpeɪnt/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural paintsMeaning:
1 : a liquid that dries to form a thin colored layer when it is spread on a surface [noncount] ▪ 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/acrylic paint ▪ The house needs a fresh/second coat of paint. ▪ face paint [=colorful makeup for drawing pictures on children's faces] [count] ▪ The store sells many different paints. ▪ a box of paints [=different types of paint that are used by an artist to paint pictures and that are usually sold in a dry form or in tubes] ▪ finger paints [=paints that children spread onto paper with their hands] —see also greasepaint, oil paint, spray paint
2 [singular] : a layer of dried paint on a surface ▪ Did you chip the paint? ▪ The car's paint is cracking. —called also (Brit) paintwork
2 [singular] : a layer of dried paint on a surface ▪ Did you chip the paint? ▪ The car's paint is cracking. —called also (Brit) paintwork