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Quick definitions from WordNet (make)
▸ noun: a recognizable kind ("What make of car is that?")
▸ noun: the act of mixing cards haphazardly
▸ verb: proceed along a path ("Make one's way into the forest")
▸ verb: appear to begin an activity
▸ verb: engage in ("Make love, not war")
▸ verb: carry out or commit ("Make a mistake")
▸ verb: form by assembling individuals or constituents ("Make a quorum")
▸ verb: constitute the essence of ("Clothes make the man")
▸ verb: amount to ("This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living")
▸ verb: be or be capable of being changed or made into ("He makes a great host")
▸ verb: put in order or neaten ("Make the bed")
▸ verb: add up to ("Four and four make eight")
▸ verb: be suitable for ("Wood makes good furniture")
▸ verb: undergo fabrication or creation ("This wool makes into a nice sweater")
▸ verb: develop into ("He will make a splendid father!")
▸ verb: change from one form into another ("Make water into wine")
▸ verb: favor the development of ("Practice makes the winner")
▸ verb: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable ("Make my day")
▸ verb: calculate as being ("I make the height about 100 feet")
▸ verb: consider as being
▸ verb: eliminate urine
▸ verb: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like ("She makes like an actress")
▸ verb: assure the success of ("A good review by this critic will make your play!")
▸ verb: behave in a certain way ("Make merry")
▸ verb: give certain properties to something ("Don't make this into a big deal")
▸ verb: act in a certain way so as to acquire ("Make friends")
▸ verb: make or cause to be or to become ("Make a mess in one's office")
▸ verb: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way ("Heat makes you sweat")
▸ verb: make by shaping or bringing together constituents ("Make a dress")
▸ verb: gather and light the materials for ("Make a fire")
▸ verb: perform or carry out ("Make a decision")
▸ verb: reach in time
▸ verb: head into a specified direction
▸ verb: make, formulate, or derive in the mind ("Make an estimate")
▸ verb: create or design, often in a certain way
▸ verb: create or manufacture a man-made product
▸ verb: create by artistic means
▸ verb: reach a destination, either real or abstract
▸ verb: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team" ("She may not make the grade")
▸ verb: achieve a point or goal
▸ verb: charge with a function; charge to be
▸ verb: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" ("This makes a fine introduction")
▸ verb: institute, enact, or establish ("Make laws")
▸ verb: induce to have sex
▸ verb: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally ("Make a stir")
▸ verb: make by combining materials and parts
▸ verb: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages ("How much do you make a month in your new job?")
▸ verb: prepare for eating by applying heat ("Can you make me an omelette?")
▸ verb: organize or be responsible for ("Have, throw, or make a party")
▸ verb: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
▸ verb: have a bowel movement
▸ Also see making
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to make
▸ Usage examples for make
▸ Idioms related to make (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing make
▸ Words that often appear near make
▸ Rhymes of make
▸ Invented words related to make
▸ noun: a recognizable kind ("What make of car is that?")
▸ noun: the act of mixing cards haphazardly
▸ verb: proceed along a path ("Make one's way into the forest")
▸ verb: appear to begin an activity
▸ verb: engage in ("Make love, not war")
▸ verb: carry out or commit ("Make a mistake")
▸ verb: form by assembling individuals or constituents ("Make a quorum")
▸ verb: constitute the essence of ("Clothes make the man")
▸ verb: amount to ("This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living")
▸ verb: be or be capable of being changed or made into ("He makes a great host")
▸ verb: put in order or neaten ("Make the bed")
▸ verb: add up to ("Four and four make eight")
▸ verb: be suitable for ("Wood makes good furniture")
▸ verb: undergo fabrication or creation ("This wool makes into a nice sweater")
▸ verb: develop into ("He will make a splendid father!")
▸ verb: change from one form into another ("Make water into wine")
▸ verb: favor the development of ("Practice makes the winner")
▸ verb: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable ("Make my day")
▸ verb: calculate as being ("I make the height about 100 feet")
▸ verb: consider as being
▸ verb: eliminate urine
▸ verb: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like ("She makes like an actress")
▸ verb: assure the success of ("A good review by this critic will make your play!")
▸ verb: behave in a certain way ("Make merry")
▸ verb: give certain properties to something ("Don't make this into a big deal")
▸ verb: act in a certain way so as to acquire ("Make friends")
▸ verb: make or cause to be or to become ("Make a mess in one's office")
▸ verb: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way ("Heat makes you sweat")
▸ verb: make by shaping or bringing together constituents ("Make a dress")
▸ verb: gather and light the materials for ("Make a fire")
▸ verb: perform or carry out ("Make a decision")
▸ verb: reach in time
▸ verb: head into a specified direction
▸ verb: make, formulate, or derive in the mind ("Make an estimate")
▸ verb: create or design, often in a certain way
▸ verb: create or manufacture a man-made product
▸ verb: create by artistic means
▸ verb: reach a destination, either real or abstract
▸ verb: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team" ("She may not make the grade")
▸ verb: achieve a point or goal
▸ verb: charge with a function; charge to be
▸ verb: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" ("This makes a fine introduction")
▸ verb: institute, enact, or establish ("Make laws")
▸ verb: induce to have sex
▸ verb: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally ("Make a stir")
▸ verb: make by combining materials and parts
▸ verb: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages ("How much do you make a month in your new job?")
▸ verb: prepare for eating by applying heat ("Can you make me an omelette?")
▸ verb: organize or be responsible for ("Have, throw, or make a party")
▸ verb: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
▸ verb: have a bowel movement
▸ Also see making
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to make
▸ Usage examples for make
▸ Idioms related to make (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing make
▸ Words that often appear near make
▸ Rhymes of make
▸ Invented words related to make