Topic: HAIR AND BEAUTY
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make-up , make‧up
1 coloured substances that are put on your face to improve or change your appearance COLLOCATIONS 
COLLOCATIONS 
wear make-up have make-up on (=be wearing make-up) put on/apply make-up do your make-up (=put on your make-up) heavy make-up (=a lot of make-up) eye make-up stage make-up (=make-up that actors wear in plays) make-up artist/man/woman (=someone who helps actors put on make-up)
for your face
[uncountable]DCBAPTCOLLOCATIONS wear make-up have make-up on (=be wearing make-up) put on/apply make-up do your make-up (=put on your make-up) heavy make-up (=a lot of make-up) eye make-up stage make-up (=make-up that actors wear in plays) make-up artist/man/woman (=someone who helps actors put on make-up)
2 the make-up of a group or team is the combination of people that are in it
people in a group
[singular]3 the qualities that a person has, which form their character : 
Pride has always been an important part of his make-up.
character
somebody's make-up
Pride has always been an important part of his make-up. somebody's genetic/psychological make-up a possible link between genetic make-up and criminal behaviour
a possible link between genetic make-up and criminal behaviour4 a test that you take in school when you were not able to take a previous test
