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paintover

paintover noun: an instance of painting over the top of something, such as an existing artwork or a graffiti tag.

Noun

paintover (plural paintovers)

  1. An instance of painting over the top of something, such as an existing artwork or a graffiti tag.

Forms of paintover

pluralpaintovers

Origin of paintover

Deverbal from paint over.

Questions about paintover

What does paintover mean?
Paintover means an instance of painting over the top of something, such as an existing artwork or a graffiti tag.
What part of speech is paintover?
Paintover is a noun.
What is the plural of paintover?
The plural of paintover is paintovers.

Words near paintover in the dictionary

  1. paintlessness
  2. paintlike
  3. paintmaker
  4. paintmakers
  5. paintmaking
  6. paintover
  7. paintovers
  8. paintpot
  9. paintpots
  10. paintproof
  11. paintress

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