mascara

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/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

  1. (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

  1. (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

  1. To apply mascara to the eyelashes

name

  1. A city and provincial capital in northwestern Algeria.
  2. A province of Algeria.

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Etymology

From Italian maschera (“mask”).

Anagrams of mascara

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