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Making

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Definitions for Making

noun
the act that results in something coming to be
Synonyms
devising fashioning
Examples
  1. the devising of plans
  2. the fashioning of pots and pans
  3. the making of measurements
  4. it was already in the making
noun
an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
Synonyms
qualification
Examples
  1. her qualifications for the job are excellent
  2. one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
  3. she has the makings of fine musician
noun
(usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
Examples
  1. the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake
verb
engage in
Synonyms
make do
Examples
  1. make love, not war
  2. make an effort
  3. do research
  4. do nothing
  5. make revolution
verb
give certain properties to something
Synonyms
make get
Examples
  1. get someone mad
  2. She made us look silly
  3. He made a fool of himself at the meeting
  4. Don't make this into a big deal
  5. This invention will make you a millionaire
  6. Make yourself clear
verb
make or cause to be or to become
Synonyms
make create
Examples
  1. make a mess in one's office
  2. create a furor
verb
cause to do
Synonyms
induce stimulate cause have get make
Examples
  1. cause to act in a specified manner
  2. The ads induced me to buy a VCR
  3. My children finally got me to buy a computer
  4. My wife made me buy a new sofa
verb
give rise to
Synonyms
cause do make
Examples
  1. cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  2. cause a commotion
  3. make a stir
  4. cause an accident
verb
create or manufacture a man-made product
Synonyms
produce make create
Examples
  1. We produce more cars than we can sell
  2. The company has been making toys for two centuries
verb
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Synonyms
draw make
Examples
  1. I draw a line here
  2. draw a conclusion
  3. draw parallels
  4. make an estimate
  5. What do you make of his remarks?
verb
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!
  2. Heat makes you sweat
verb
create by artistic means
Synonyms
create make
Examples
  1. create a poem
  2. Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
  3. Picasso created Cubism
  4. Auden made verses
verb
earn on some commercial or business transaction
Synonyms
gain take in clear make earn realize realise pull in bring in
Examples
  1. earn as salary or wages
  2. How much do you make a month in your new job?
  3. She earns a lot in her new job
  4. this merger brought in lots of money
  5. He clears $5,000 each month
verb
create or design, often in a certain way
Synonyms
do make
Examples
  1. Do my room in blue
  2. I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
verb
to compose or represent
Synonyms
form constitute make
Examples
  1. This wall forms the background of the stage setting
  2. The branches made a roof
  3. This makes a fine introduction
verb
reach a goal
Synonyms
reach make get to progress to
Examples
  1. make the first team
  2. We made it!
  3. She may not make the grade
verb
be or be capable of being changed or made into
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. He makes a great host
  2. He will make a fine father
verb
make by shaping or bringing together constituents
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make a dress
  2. make a cake
  3. make a wall of stones
verb
perform or carry out
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make a decision
  2. make a move
  3. make advances
  4. make a phone call
verb
make by combining materials and parts
Synonyms
construct build make
Examples
  1. this little pig made his house out of straw
  2. Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
verb
change from one form into another
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make water into wine
  2. make lead into gold
  3. make clay into bricks
verb
act in a certain way so as to acquire
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make friends
  2. make enemies
verb
charge with a function
Synonyms
name nominate make
Examples
  1. charge to be
  2. She was named Head of the Committee
  3. She was made president of the club
verb
achieve a point or goal
Synonyms
have get make
Examples
  1. Nicklaus had a 70
  2. The Brazilian team got 4 goals
  3. She made 29 points that day
verb
reach a destination, either real or abstract
Synonyms
reach make attain hit arrive at gain
Examples
  1. We hit Detroit by noon
  2. The water reached the doorstep
  3. We barely made it to the finish line
  4. I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
verb
institute, enact, or establish
Synonyms
lay down establish make
Examples
  1. make laws
verb
carry out or commit
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make a mistake
  2. commit a faux-pas
verb
form by assembling individuals or constituents
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. Make a quorum
verb
organize or be responsible for
Synonyms
hold throw have make give
Examples
  1. hold a reception
  2. have, throw, or make a party
  3. give a course
verb
put in order or neaten
Synonyms
make make up
Examples
  1. make the bed
  2. make up a room
verb
head into a specified direction
Synonyms
take make
Examples
  1. The escaped convict took to the hills
  2. We made for the mountains
verb
have a bowel movement
Synonyms
stool defecate shit take a shit take a crap ca-ca crap make
Examples
  1. The dog had made in the flower beds
verb
undergo fabrication or creation
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. This wool makes into a nice sweater
verb
be suitable for
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. Wood makes good furniture
verb
add up to
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. four and four make eight
verb
amount to
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
verb
constitute the essence of
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. Clothes make the man
verb
appear to begin an activity
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. He made to speak but said nothing in the end
  2. She made as if to say hello to us
verb
proceed along a path
Synonyms
make work
Examples
  1. work one's way through the crowd
  2. make one's way into the forest
verb
reach in time
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. We barely made the plane
verb
gather and light the materials for
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make a fire
verb
prepare for eating by applying heat
Synonyms
cook fix ready make prepare
Examples
  1. Cook me dinner, please
  2. can you make me an omelette?
  3. fix breakfast for the guests, please
verb
induce to have sex
Synonyms
seduce score make
Examples
  1. Harry finally seduced Sally
  2. Did you score last night?
  3. Harry made Sally
verb
assure the success of
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. A good review by this critic will make your play!
verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Synonyms
make pretend make believe
Examples
  1. She makes like an actress
verb
consider as being
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. It wasn't the problem some people made it
verb
calculate as being
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. I make the height about 100 feet
verb
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make my day
verb
favor the development of
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. Practice makes the winner
verb
develop into
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. He will make a splendid father!
verb
behave in a certain way
Synonyms
make
Examples
  1. make merry
verb
eliminate urine
Synonyms
make urinate piddle puddle micturate piss pee pee-pee make water relieve oneself take a leak spend a penny wee wee-wee pass water
Examples
  1. Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug

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