paint vs sealing wax

paint

noun
  • A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied. 

  • Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated. 

  • A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures. 

  • The free-throw lane, construed with the. 

  • Paintballs. 

  • Tattoo work. 

  • The appearance of an object on a radar screen. 

  • Makeup. 

  • A face card (king, queen, or jack). 

verb
  • To direct a radar beam toward. 

  • To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part. 

  • To apply paint to. 

  • To create (an image) with paints. 

  • To apply in the manner that paint is applied. 

  • To draw an element in a graphical user interface. 

  • To depict or portray. 

  • To practise the art of painting pictures. 

  • To color one's face by way of beautifying it. 

  • To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint. 

sealing wax

noun
  • Wax formerly melted onto a letter to seal it; the picture of the sender's seal was often pressed into the wax as evidence that the letter had not been opened. 

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