painting
noun
[ ˈpeɪntɪŋ ]
• the action or skill of using paint, either in a picture or as decoration.
• "pastels require a different approach to painting"
paint
verb
• cover the surface of (something) with paint.
• "the ceiling was painted dark grey"
Similar:
colour,
apply paint to,
decorate,
tint,
dye,
stain,
distemper,
whitewash,
emulsion,
gloss,
spray,
spray-paint,
airbrush,
roller,
coat,
cover,
daub,
smear,
plaster,
• depict (someone or something) or produce (a picture) with paint.
• "I painted a woman sitting next to a table lamp"
Similar:
portray,
picture,
paint a picture of,
depict,
delineate,
draw,
sketch,
represent,
catch (a likeness of),
reproduce,
illustrate,
render,
• display a mark representing (an aircraft or vehicle) on a radar screen.
• "flying behind hills lessens the enemy's ability to paint you with radar"
Origin:
Middle English: from peint ‘painted’, past participle of Old French peindre, from Latin pingere ‘to paint’.
