noun
I bought the paint and brushes, and started work on the kitchen walls
The rust has come through the paint here and there
Sheila is in her room putting on some paint before we go out
verb
Whistler painted a portrait of my grandmother. Correspondents painted a very grim picture of the plight of the hostages
The doctor painted the area with some medication that soothed the pain
We are planning to paint the nursery pale blue
Saturday nights a few of the boys would go out and paint the town red till the wee hours
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