lipstick

Everyday

1. Colour for the lips, usually in a small stick that comes out of a tube. tree →
2. A stick or tube of this colour. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, adults and teens wear lipstick; in science, it can be tested for colours by chromatography. In stories, lipstick marks or a lipstick message on a mirror can be clues in mysteries. The phrase «lipstick on a pig» means making something bad look better on the outside only. Phrases: wear lipstick, put on lipstick, red lipstick.

Examples

• Mum put on red lipstick before the party. tree →
• My little sister drew on the wall with a lipstick. tree →
• There was a lipstick mark on the cup. tree →
• Lipstick comes in many colours. tree →
• The detective found a message written in lipstick. tree →
• Granny never goes out without her lipstick. tree →
• «That's just lipstick on a pig,» said Dad about the new paint on the old car. tree →

Note

Uncountable for the substance («some lipstick»); countable for a stick («two lipsticks»). One word: lipstick. Related: lip gloss, lip balm (for dry lips).