lipstick
(lɪpstɪk )
Word forms: lipsticks
variable noun
Lipstick is a coloured substance in the form of a stick which people put on their lips.
She was wearing red lipstick.
...glossy lipsticks made from natural oils and waxes.
A lipstick is a small tube containing this substance.
Image of lipstick
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Collocations:
shade of lipstick wear lipstick
Swipe the gunmetal version over a shade of lipstick and it will make it darker, more moody.
Times, Sunday Times
Something as small as a chipped nail or the wrong shade of lipstick could make or break the job offer or promotion you've set your sights on.
The Sun
She has now vowed to wear a different shade of lipstick for every week she stays in the competition.
The Sun
She puts on a red curly wig, curls her eyelashes, puts on a red shade of lipstick and powders her face.
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I wear lipstick about twice year - and all three here are the same shade red.
The Sun
I wear lipstick to change the colour of my lips, not to match them.
Times, Sunday Times
I don't know how anyone can bear to wear lipstick in the summer.
Times, Sunday Times
I watched in awe as my reluctance to wear lipstick dwindled by the second.
Times, Sunday Times
So basically: just don't wear lipstick.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 唇膏
Japanese: 口紅