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Setdown vs Makeup - What's the difference?

setdown | makeup |

As nouns the difference between setdown and makeup

is that setdown is the humbling of a person by act or words while makeup is (uncountable) an item's composition.

setdown

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The humbling of a person by act or words.
  • A retort or a reproof that has a humbling effect.

    • Synonyms

    * (humbling retort) put-down (Webster 1913)

    makeup

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An item's composition.
    • To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup .
  • (uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to improve its appearance.
    • She is wearing a lot of makeup .
  • (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:
    • 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)

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