Synonyms: painting, house painting
Definition: the occupation of a house painter
Usage: house painting was the only craft he knew
Definition: the skilled practice of a practical occupation
Usage: he learned his trade as an apprentice
Synonyms: painting
Definition: the act of applying paint to a surface
Usage: you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush
Similar words: covering, application, coating
Definition: the work of applying something
Usage: the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine; a complete bleach requires several applications; the surface was ready for a coating of paint;
Synonyms: painting
Definition: creating a picture with paints
Usage: he studied painting and sculpture for many years
Similar words: art, artistic creation, artistic production
Definition: the creation of beautiful or significant things
Usage: art does not need to be innovative to be good; I was never any good at art; he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully
Similar words: beaux arts, fine arts
Definition: the study and creation of visual works of art
Definition: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Usage: a small painting by Picasso; he bought the painting as an investment; his pictures hang in the Louvre
Similar words: graphic art
Definition: the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking