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paintwork

/ˈpeɪntwɜːrk/ /ˈpeɪntwərk/

Meanings
noun
The painted surface of a car, building, etc.

Examples :

"The new car's paintwork was shiny and flawless. "
appearance material building vehicle

Related Words

Illustration car

car noun

/kɑː/ /kɑɹ/

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation.

"She drove her car to the mall."

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

The act or process by which something is built; construction.

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

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and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

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new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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surface noun

/ˈsɜːfɪs/ /ˈsɝːfəs/

The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.

"The smooth surface of the kitchen table was perfect for setting the dinner plates. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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shiny noun

/ˈʃaɪni/

Anything shiny; a trinket.

"The crow collected a small shiny from the playground, thinking it was treasure. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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flawless adjective

/ˈflɔːləs/ /ˈflɔləs/

Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.

"The pianist’s performance this evening was flawless."

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etc adverb

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Alternative form of etc.

"I prefer coffee, tea, cocoa, etc., hot, but some like them iced. "

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painted verb

/ˈpeɪntɪd/

To apply paint to.

"She painted her bedroom wall blue. "