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fingerpaint

fingerpaint noun: a form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children. Also the alternative spelling of finger paint.

Noun

fingerpaint (countable and uncountable, plural fingerpaints)

  1. A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.

Also used as

fingerpaint is also the alternative spelling of finger paint.

Forms of fingerpaint

Noun
pluralfingerpaints
Verb
third-person singular presentfingerpaints
present participlefingerpainting
past participlefingerpainted
pastfingerpainted

Origin of fingerpaint

From finger + paint.

Questions about fingerpaint

What does fingerpaint mean?
Fingerpaint means a form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
What part of speech is fingerpaint?
Fingerpaint is a noun.
What is the plural of fingerpaint?
The plural of fingerpaint is fingerpaints.

Words near fingerpaint in the dictionary

  1. fingernet
  2. fingernet caddisflies
  3. fingernet caddisfly
  4. fingerpad
  5. fingerpads
  6. fingerpaint
  7. fingerpainted
  8. fingerpainter
  9. fingerpainters
  10. fingerpainting
  11. fingerpaintings

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