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AIRBRUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("airbrush" is a kind of...):
atomiser; atomizer; nebuliser; nebulizer; spray; sprayer (a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist)
Derivation:
airbrush (paint with an airbrush)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they airbrush ... he / she / it airbrushes
Past simple: airbrushed
Past participle: airbrushed
-ing form: airbrushing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Paint with an airbrush
Example:
The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "airbrush" is one way to...):
paint (apply paint to; coat with paint)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
airbrush (an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air)
