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n. - Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance; The way in which someone or something is composed; An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event.

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  • Washing without removing makeup first is like taking a shower with your clothes on.
  • He missed the test and had to take a makeup
  • The two teams played a makeup one week later
  • The good thing about using pigments in makeup is that they are stable.
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  • Hoping to "make up" (reconcile after a fight) with her boyfriend, the girl carefully applied her "makeup" (cosmetics) and dressed in her prettiest dress.
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