make-up

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about make-up at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event.

   he missed the test and had to take a makeup

2. The way in which someone or something is composed.
3. Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance.