1. Cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
   "She applied her makeup carefully before the important interview";
   - make-up, war paint [informal]
    
2. The way in which someone or something is composed
   "The physical makeup of the rock revealed its volcanic origin";
   - constitution, composition, physical composition, make-up
    
3. An event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
   "the two teams played a makeup one week later"; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup";
   - make-up

1. Form or compose
   "The children made up the chorus";
   - constitute, represent, comprise, be
    
2. Devise or compose
   "This designer makes up our Spring collections"
    
3. Restore friendly relations after a disagreement or conflict
   "After arguing, the sisters finally make upd and hugged";
   - reconcile, patch up, conciliate [archaic], settle
    
4. Give something in return to make up for loss, effort, or inconvenience
   "The company made up the damaged goods to the customer";
   - pay, pay off, compensate
    
5. Make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point
   "I have to make up a French exam";
   - catch up with
    
6. Concoct something artificial or untrue
   "He made up a story to impress his friends";
   - fabricate, manufacture, cook up [informal], invent
    
7. Put in order or neaten
   "make up a room";
   - make
    
8. Adjust for balance or equality
   "The weights make up for the uneven load";
   - compensate, counterbalance, correct, even out, even off, even up
    
9. Apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier
   "She made up carefully for the important interview"

Derived forms: made up, making up, makeups, make-ups, makes up

See also: create, even, get, patch

Type of: agree, balance, be, clean up, concoct, concord, concur, cosmetic, declutter, design, dream up, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, event, exist, groom, hatch, hit on, hold, neaten, property, recoup, recover, recuperate, settle, square away [N. Amer], straighten, straighten out, think of, think up, tidy, tidy up

Encyclopedia: Makeup