- paint
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ thick, thin▪ fresh▪ old▪
Old paint was chipping off the outside walls.
▪ dry, wet▪ chipped, loose, peeling▪ non-toxic▪ emulsion (BrE), enamel, flat (esp. AmE), gloss, matt/matte, metallic, spray▪ lead, lead-based, oil-based, water-based▪ latex▪ acrylic, oil, poster, watercolour/watercolor▪an artist working with acrylic paints
▪ craft (AmE)▪ milk (AmE), tempera▪ exterior, interior▪ fabric, house… OF PAINT▪ blob, speck, splash, spot▪Specks of paint found at the scene were found to match the accused's car.
▪ coat▪I'll give the walls a fresh coat of paint.
▪ layer▪The artist has used several layers of paint to create the stormy sky.
▪ lick (informal)▪A lick of paint will do wonders for the room.
▪ jar, pot, tube▪ bucket (AmE), can (AmE), tin (BrE)▪ box, set▪a set of oil paints
VERB + PAINT▪ apply, put on, spray▪ daub with (esp. BrE), splash with, splatter with▪ remove, scrape off, strip, strip off▪ mix▪ pourPAINT + VERB▪ dry▪ chip, flake, flake off, peel▪Paint was peeling from the walls.
PAINT + NOUN▪ colour/color▪ finish▪The stove is available in two metallic paint finishes.
▪ brush (usually paintbrush), roller▪ gun▪ tray▪ bucket (esp. AmE), can (AmE), pot▪ thinner▪ remover, stripper▪ chip (AmE)▪ application, coat (AmE) (usually coat of paint in AmE and always in BrE), layer▪ sample▪ manufacturer, shop (BrE), store (AmE)▪ scheme▪The aircraft have been repainted in the original red and black paint scheme.
▪ job▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We did a quick paint job on the car and hoped the damage wasn't noticeable.
verbADVERB▪ carefully, delicately, meticulously▪ well▪ badly, crudely▪The walls had been painted very badly.
▪a crudely painted human figure
▪ beautifully, exquisitely▪ brightly, gaily (old-fashioned)▪the cheerful, brightly painted doors
PREPOSITION▪ in▪an artist who usually paints in oils
▪ on▪I like to paint on canvas.
▪ with▪Paint the box all over with varnish.
PHRASES▪ freshly painted, newly painted▪ paint sth blue, white, etc.▪We painted the walls light green.
Paint is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑artist
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
