makeup

1. An item's composition. (countable, uncountable) · To understand how a nuclear reactor works, we must first look at its makeup.
2. Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. (countable, uncountable) · She is wearing a lot of makeup.
3. Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. (uncountable)
4. A test given to students allowing them to repeat failed material. (uncountable)
5. In a NIMCRUT, an amount distributed from the trust's income in subsequent years to make up for a present shortfall. (uncountable)

Plural makeups