Makeup vs Workout - What's the difference?
makeup | workout |
(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:
An exercise session; a period of physical exercise.
* 2008 , Jim Montgomery, Mo Chambers, Mastering Swimming , page 157?
A schedule or program of specific exercises, especially one intended to achieve a particular goal.
* 2007 , Peter Twist, Complete Conditioning for Hockey? , page 170
* 2010', Mark Alvisi (quote from a reader), "Mark of a Champion", ''Muscular Development?'' ' 47 (1): 350
(by extension) Any activity that requires much physical or mental effort, or produces strain.
* 2001 , Jan Karon, A Common Life: The Wedding Story , page 41?
As nouns the difference between makeup and workout
is that makeup is (uncountable) an item's composition while workout is an exercise session; a period of physical exercise.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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(wikipedia workout)Noun
(en noun)- The following guidelines for smart weekly scheduling can simplify this piece of the planning: Swim three or four workouts each week.
- If athletes do too much too soon, they will be stiff and sore 24 to 48 hours after a new workout .
- I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day!
- Cynthia's phone got a workout , as well. In approximately three days since the news had hit the street, a total of five bridal showers had been booked, not to mention a luncheon at Esther Cunningham's and tea at Olivia Harper's.
