mascara

CEFRB1

/ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A dark cosmetic used to make eyelashes look longer or thicker.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A city and provincial capital in northwestern Algeria.

Examples

  • Mascara darkens the eyelashes and makes them appear longer.

  • She knew that if she started to cry her mascara would run.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /məˈskɑːɹə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To apply mascara to the eyelashes

  2. A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.

More examples

In context

  • Stop crying. You'll ruin your mascara.

  • apply mascara

  • mascara runs

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She applied black blank to make her lashes look longer and thicker.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Italian maschera (“mask”).