Painting
//ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ//
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The word "painting" can be used as noun and verb.
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added colour beauty become open minded brushes to clean brushes with paint on buckets of paint changing color changing color of object color coloring surface of cover surface with paint cover surface with pigment creating picture creating work of art emotions expressing feelings furniture to move getting covered in paint great relief house looks better ladders to fold up ladders to put away make house look better making beautiful picture making painted object prettier mess mess to clean up much cleaning to do much to put away new color new look nice fresh results nice results ordinary people to create extraordinary images paint drying paint in air paint in hair paint on canvas paint on ceilings paint on fingers paint on floors paint on ladders paint on skin paint on surface paint on tarps paint on walls paint to put away painted object wet physical work pictures sale of painting seal walls slashes smell of paint spatter spatters stains on floor tired smiles wall looks better wet paint wet paint sign
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Derived Terms
action painting all-over painting baffle painting body painting cave painting cave-painting colour field painting dot painting drip painting dry painting drypainting electropainting electrostatic painting face painting field painting finger painting fundamental painting glass painting hard-edge painting history painting housepainting light painting like painting the Forth Bridge matter painting nonpainting oil painting painting by numbers painting knife painting rocks painting the tape paintinglike paintingness pen painting phad painting portrait painting reverse painting sand painting sandpainting sculptured painting sofa painting soundpainting tape painting text painting tone painting underpainting wall-painting word painting
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accidentally drip paint on floor clean brushes cover items not to painted create masterpiece creating art expression get paint on yourself listen to music look up mask mix colors mix new colors paint dries paint in eye spill on shoes stain on shirt stirring paint take break wash brush work on details
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adding attractiveness adding nice feel aesthetic appeal aesthetics art artistic realization artists becoming more distinctive being different brightening up area capturing what in memory changing colors changing decor changing room decor changing textures children at school or at home commercial uses covering up old paint covering wood creating art work creating art wrok creating mood creating more durable finish creating work of art decorating decoration doing portrait earning money expressing artistically expressing creativity expressing ideas about color and form expressing yourself expression filling canvas filling in holes finishing fitting in with neighborhood giving life to old stuff growth having fun hiding blemishes and imperfections home improvement improving increasing value of home keeping young children busy leisure lightening room make wall look better making different color making home more livable making house more beautiful making money making pictures making room more livable matching furniture part of plan pastime pleasing eyes protecting against weathering protecting from termites protecting home protecting wood protecting wood fences recreation refurbishing refurbishing old furniture relaxation relaxing repairing run down appearances sealing object from moisture standing out tranquility upgrading neighborhood
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