
paint, a colored coating
Also means: painted, covered with paint · painted, applied paint
The paint stains under her fingernails were unmistakable.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B221 words · Story levels: A1–B2
Including: paint · art · design · picture · image

/peɪnt/
paint, a colored coating
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paint, a colored coating
Also means: painted, covered with paint · painted, applied paint
The paint stains under her fingernails were unmistakable.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2
art as a school subject
Also means: the art field or community · artistic work or expression
OH. Yes! Jake is in my art class.
She Replied to His Story by Mistake · A2
design as a field or practice
Also means: create or plan
i work at a small design studio.
We're in the Same Waiting Room · A2
image or drawing
The picture was black and white.
The Photograph in the Charity Shop Coat · A2
picture or visual representation
The image was slightly blurry — phone camera, midnight, bad street lighting — but there it was.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2
pictures or images
There are pictures and many names.
The Signature Scratched into the Tower Cell Wall · A2
She puts the papers in a museum.
The Envelope Sealed Inside the Cornerstone of the Old School · A1
design workplace or company
i work at a small design studio.
We're in the Same Waiting Room · A2
design or arrangement
I didn't realise anyone else remembered the pattern of those tiles.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2
visual designs or images
i make graphics mostly.
We're in the Same Waiting Room · A2
carved artwork or object
Today, you can still see these carvings.
The Signature Scratched into the Tower Cell Wall · A2
a large painting on a wall
She had started the mural on Monday.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2
front part of a scene or picture
In the foreground, eleven men in white shirts are celebrating, arms raised, mouths open in silent screams of joy.
The Linesman Who Never Explained His Flag · B2
bold and striking
In the digital glow of the screen, the colours looked even more defiant against the dark street.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2
a mark made by a brush
Also means: relating to a brushstroke; attributive modifier
Before anyone, as far as she could tell, had seen a single brushstroke.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2
make a picture or map with lines
She drew a map of the whole hill.
The Cheese That Rolled the Wrong Way Down Cooper's Hill · A2
depicted
Also means: symbolized
On Sunday, Marcia helped him attach the final panel— a cascade of iridescent fabric that represented the sea between Trinidad and England.
The Notting Hill Carnival Float That Never Left the Yard · B2
portrayed or represented
The mural had depicted the neighbourhood as it once was: the fish market on the corner, the ceramic tiles on the front of the old cinema, the women sitting outside the laundry on summer afternoons.
The Mural Painted Over Before Anyone Saw It · B2
adding decorations
Leo puts his phone down. He smiles. At the same moment, his mum is in the kitchen. She is decorating a birthday cake.
She Already Saw It · A1
past participle in a passive verb phrase
Also means: bearing a carved inscription
engraved in small, neat letters.
The Wrong Umbrella Taken from the Garrick Club · B1
artistic creation or body of creative work
Also means: do a job or be employed · job or work activity · function properly
The war is here, and I must hide my work."
The Pages in the Box · A1