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word make-up
definition
noun
uncountable
to arrange people or things in a straight line or row
eye make-up
to put on your make-up
She never wears make-up.
a make-up artist (= a person whose job is to put make-up on the faces of actors and models)
The actor has to spend three hours in make-up (= having make-up put on) each morning before filming can start.
publicity photos of the actor in make-up (= wearing make-up) for the role
singular
the different qualities that combine to form somebody’s character or being
Jealousy is not part of his make-up.
The final act exposes the fatal flaws in his make-up.
a person’s genetic make-up
The report studies the psychological make-up of a serial killer.
singular
the different things, people, etc. that combine to form something; the way in which they combine
the make-up of a TV audience
Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the England team's make-up.
the page make-up of a text (= the way in which the words and pictures are arranged on a page)
countable
a special exam taken by students who missed or failed an earlier one
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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