mascara
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
/ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/
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/ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/ · /məsˈkɑːɹə/ · /məˈskɑːɹə/(UK) · /ˌmæsˈkæɹə/(US) · /ˌmæsˈkɛɹə/(US)
Definition of mascara
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.
“apply mascara”
“put on mascara”
“mascara runs”
“mascara smudges”
“With her rouged cheeks, silver lipcoat and mascara she might have been any girl after an hour at her mother's dressing table.”
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noun
-
(countable, uncountable)A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.
“apply mascara”
“put on mascara”
“mascara runs”
“mascara smudges”
“With her rouged cheeks, silver lipcoat and mascara she might have been any girl after an hour at her mother's dressing table.”
verb
- To apply mascara to the eyelashes
name
- A city and provincial capital in northwestern Algeria.
- A province of Algeria.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Italian maschera (“mask”).
Words you can make from mascara
46 playable · top: MARACAS (11 pts)
Best play maracas 11 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
7 words4-letter words
16 words3-letter words
13 words2-letter words
5 wordsHooks
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