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painting by numbers

painting by numbers noun: a recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a color of paint to be applied.

Noun

painting by numbers (uncountable)

  1. A recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a color of paint to be applied.

Questions about painting by numbers

What does painting by numbers mean?
Painting by numbers means a recreation in which a board containing a picture to be painted is made up of numbered areas, each number corresponding to a color of paint to be applied.
What part of speech is painting by numbers?
Painting by numbers is a noun.

Words near painting by numbers in the dictionary

  1. paintiest
  2. paintin'
  3. paintiness
  4. painting
  5. painting a rosy picture
  6. painting by numbers
  7. painting down
  8. painting knife
  9. painting knives
  10. painting oneself into a corner
  11. painting out

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