Collocations for "painting"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "painting" in context.
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paint
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- paint a [house, room, car]
- paint a [picture, portrait, landscape, still life, mural]
- paint a [tree, figure, nude]
- paint on [canvas, paper, a wall]
- paint by number
- paint a masterpiece
- paint it in [green, black and white]
- paint it [dark, light, pale] [green]
- paint (it) in [dark, bright] colors
- paint with [dark] colors
- paint in [oils, acrylics, watercolor]
- [is, was] painted with [oils]
- paint his face
- painted her [nails, toenails]
- paint a [turtle, rainbow, bird] on her face
- paint from [memory, life]
- paint over the [graffiti, old color, mistake]
- painted the [cathedral, courtyard]
- painted the [inside, outside] of
- paint a scene of [death, joy, outrage]
- paint a scene with words
- painted [it, the resort, the hotel] as [paradise, luxurious]
- painted to [match, represent, resemble]
- paint the [town, city] red (tonight)
- (not) as black as he is painted
- the [papers, news] painted her as [evil, the enemy]
- [blue, green, red, yellow, silver] paint
- a [matt, glossy, shiny] paint
- [latex, oil-based, acrylic, oil, watercolor] paints
- a [thin, thick, generous, new, fresh] coat of paint
- [give it, put on, needs] a [thin] coat of paint
- [two gallons] of paint
- a [can, pot, tray] of paint
- different [colors, hues, tones] of paint
- [make-up, face, body] paint
- the [house, room, building] is in need of a paint
- the [house] could do with a paint
- stained his [overalls, shirt, pants] with paint
- is (completely) covered in paint
- [got, splashed, spilled, tipped] paint [all over, on]
- got paint all over [her shirt, the floor]
- dipped the (paint) brush [in, into] the paint
- the paint was [peeling, coming] off the walls
- [blobs, lumps, dots] of paint
- UK: give the [walls, doors] a lick of paint
- paint [marks, stains, brushes, pot]
- paint [programs, software, tutorials]
- don't eat paint chips
'painting' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abstract
- appreciate
- apron
- art
- artwork
- average
- awful
- backdrop
- background
- beauty
- bid
- bidding
- blending
- breathtaking
- busy
- canvas
- capture
- charcoal
- class
- closely
- clothing
- color
- colorful
- commission
- composite
- composition
- contemplate
- contemporary
- contrast
- convey
- counterfeit
- crooked
- dated
- dedicate
- depict
- depiction
- display
- distract
- drawing
- drawn
- eagerly
- elaborate
- embody
- esteem
- evaluation
- exhibit
- exhibition
- exquisite
- faithfully
- fence