Water-color (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The art or technique of painting with watercolors
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
painting (creating a picture with paints)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A painting produced with watercolors
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water-color"):
gouache (a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum)
wash; wash drawing (a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water-color"):
gouache (an opaque watercolor prepared with gum)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Water-soluble pigment
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))