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make
  • n  a recognizable kind
    what make of car is that?
  • n  the act of mixing cards haphazardly
  • v  engage in
    make love, not war
    make an effort
    make revolution
  • v  give certain properties to something
    Don't make this into a big deal
    This invention will make you a millionaire
  • v  make or cause to be or to become
    make a mess in one's office
  • v  cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  • v  give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
    make a stir
  • v  create or manufacture a man-made product
  • v  make, formulate, or derive in the mind
    make an estimate
    What do you make of his remarks?
  • v  compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
    Heat makes you sweat
  • v  create by artistic means
  • v  earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    How much do you make a month in your new job?
  • v  create or design, often in a certain way
  • v  to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
    This makes a fine introduction
  • v  reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
    She may not make the grade
  • v  be or be capable of being changed or made into
    He makes a great host
    He will make a fine father
  • v  make by shaping or bringing together constituents
    make a dress
    make a cake
    make a wall of stones
  • v  perform or carry out
    make a decision
    make a move
    make advances
    make a phone call
  • v  make by combining materials and parts
  • v  change from one form into another
    make water into wine
    make lead into gold
    make clay into bricks
  • v  act in a certain way so as to acquire
    make friends
    make enemies
  • v  charge with a function; charge to be
  • v  achieve a point or goal
  • v  reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • v  institute, enact, or establish
    make laws
  • v  carry out or commit
    make a mistake
  • v  form by assembling individuals or constituents
  • v  organize or be responsible for
    have, throw, or make a party
  • v  put in order or neaten
    make the bed
    make up a room
  • v  head into a specified direction
  • v  have a bowel movement
  • v  undergo fabrication or creation
    This wool makes into a nice sweater
  • v  be suitable for
    Wood makes good furniture
  • v  add up to
    four and four make eight
  • v  amount to
    This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
  • v  constitute the essence of
    Clothes make the man
  • v  appear to begin an activity
  • v  proceed along a path
    make one's way into the forest
  • v  reach in time
  • v  gather and light the materials for
    make a fire
  • v  prepare for eating by applying heat
    can you make me an omelette?
  • v  induce to have sex
  • v  assure the success of
    A good review by this critic will make your play!
  • v  represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
    She makes like an actress
  • v  consider as being
  • v  calculate as being
    I make the height about 100 feet
  • v  cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
    make my day
  • v  favor the development of
    Practice makes the winner
  • v  develop into
    He will make a splendid father!
  • v  behave in a certain way
    make merry
  • v  eliminate urine
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make-do
  • n  something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
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make-up
  • n  an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
  • n  the way in which someone or something is composed
  • n  cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
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