uncountable substances such as creams, powders, lipstick, or mascara that people, especially women and actors, put on their faces in order to look more attractive or change their appearance
wear makeup:
She wears no makeup at all and has wonderfullyclearskin.
Synonyms and related words
Make-up
bindi
blush
blusher
2
singular the people or things that combine to form a single group or whole
He said that the police as an organizationdid not reflect the makeup of society as a whole.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of combinations and mixtures
complement
constituent
DNA
2a
the individual qualities and attitudes that combine to form someone’s basic character
the strengths and weaknesses of his psychological makeup
Synonyms and related words
General words for a person’s character
character
personality
identity
3
countable Americana special test taken by a student who missed or failed a previous test
Synonyms and related words
School and university examinations and tests
the ACT
A level
AP
4
countable usually singularthe way that words and pictures are arranged on a page before a newspaper, magazine, or book is printed