Main entry: painting, house painting
Definition: the occupation of a house painter
Usage: house painting was the only craft he knew
Main entry: 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
Main entry: painting
Definition: creating a picture with paints
Usage: he studied painting and sculpture for many years
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