Makeup vs Throwaway - What's the difference?
makeup | throwaway |
(uncountable) An item's composition.
(uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to improve its appearance.
(Industry) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up.
* 2005 , William C. Whitman, William M. Johnson, John A. Tomczyk, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Technology , page 1208:
Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
Extemporaneous; off the cuff.
Selected or used without care or attention. (rfex)
As nouns the difference between makeup and throwaway
is that makeup is (uncountable) an item's composition while throwaway is something temporary or disposable.As an adjective throwaway is
disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.makeup
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Alternative forms
*Noun
(en-noun)- To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup .
- She is wearing a lot of makeup .
- When the water level drops, the float ball drops with it and opens the valve to the makeup water supply.
Usage notes
The alternative spelling make-up is favored by the Oxford Dictionary, and thus is often considered to be British, while makeup, being preferred by Merriam Webster's dictionary, is the generally accepted American spelling. In reference with Jean-Claude Corbeil/Ariane Archambault: Visual Dictionary, Look up a Word from a Picture, Find the Picture from a Word. (New York, USA / Oxford, UK, 1987)Hyponyms
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throwaway
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Adjective
(-)- Water was provided in throwaway plastic bottles, but the more ecologically minded of us refilled our initial bottles from the fountain.
- The host made a throwaway remark about the president that was later repeated on the television news.