Makeup vs Tidy - What's the difference?
makeup | tidy |
(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.
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(obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
* Tusser
(lb) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
Arranged neatly and in order.
Not messy; neat and controlled.
Satisfactory; comfortable.
(informal) Generous, considerable.
To make tidy; to neaten.
A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
(dated) A child's pinafore.
The wren.
(Wales) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.
As a noun makeup
is (uncountable) an item's composition.As a proper noun tidy is
.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
* See alsoReferences
tidy
English
Adjective
(er)- if weather be fair and tidy
- Keep Britain tidy .
- The scheme made a tidy profit.
Synonyms
* neat * orderly * presentable * spick and spanAntonyms
* messy * untidyDerived terms
* hair-tidyVerb
Noun
(tidies)- a desk tidy
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