makeup: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 14 letter points · starts with M · ends with P
Meaning of makeup
noun
- countable, uncountable, usually
An item's composition.
Example: To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
- countable, uncountable, usually
Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.
Example: She is wearing a lot of makeup.
- uncountable, usually
Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
- uncountable, usually
A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material.
Listed forms: makeups.
Source: Wiktionary — makeup.
verb
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of make up (“(ambitransitive) to put makeup on (someone or something)”).
Base or related entry: make up.
Listed forms: makeups, makeuping, makeupping, makeuped, makeupped.
Source: Wiktionary — makeup.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for makeup.
noun
cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
- make-up
- war paint
noun
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
- make-up
noun
the way in which someone or something is composed
- constitution
- composition
- physical composition
- make-up
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is makeup in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of makeup
M(3) + A(1) + K(5) + E(1) + U(1) + P(3) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of makeup
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from makeup
25 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in makeup. Showing up to 24, longest first.