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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
paint
/peɪnt/
verb1 of 2
to apply something; coat
- “I will do the papering after you do the painting.”Tatoeba
- “You can only paint over it again when it's dry.”Tatoeba
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noun2 of 2
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.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)