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Nouns

• (n) a recognizable kind
  • there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
  • what make of car is that?
  brand,
• (n) the act of mixing cards haphazardly shuffle, shuffling,

Verbs

• (v) engage in
  • make love, not war
  • make an effort
  • do research
  • do nothing
  • make revolution
  do,
• (v) give certain properties to something
  • get someone mad
  • She made us look silly
  • He made a fool of himself at the meeting
  • Don't make this into a big deal
  • This invention will make you a millionaire
  • Make yourself clear
  get,
• (v) make or cause to be or to become
  • make a mess in one's office
  • create a furor
  create,
• (v) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  • The ads induced me to buy a VCR
  • My children finally got me to buy a computer
  • My wife made me buy a new sofa
  cause, induce, stimulate, get, have,
• (v) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • cause a commotion
  • make a stir
  • cause an accident
  cause, do,
• (v) create or manufacture a man-made product
  • We produce more cars than we can sell
  • The company has been making toys for two centuries
  produce, create,
• (v) make, formulate, or derive in the mind
  • I draw a line here
  • draw a conclusion
  • draw parallels
  • make an estimate
  • What do you make of his remarks?
  draw,
• (v) compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
  • People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!
  • Heat makes you sweat
• (v) create by artistic means
  • create a poem
  • Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
  • Picasso created Cubism
  • Auden made verses
  create,
• (v) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • How much do you make a month in your new job?
  • She earns a lot in her new job
  • this merger brought in lots of money
  • He clears $5,000 each month
  earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, take in, clear,
• (v) create or design, often in a certain way
  • Do my room in blue
  • I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
  do,
• (v) to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
  • The branches made a roof
  • This makes a fine introduction
  form, constitute,
• (v) reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
  • We made it!
  • She may not make the grade
  get to, progress to, reach,
• (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
  • this little pig made his house out of straw
  • Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
  build, construct,
• (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
  • She was named Head of the Committee
  • She was made president of the club
  name, nominate,
• (v) achieve a point or goal
  • Nicklaus had a 70
  • The Brazilian team got 4 goals
  • She made 29 points that day
  get, have,
• (v) reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • We hit Detroit by noon
  • The water reached the doorstep
  • We barely made it to the finish line
  • I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
  arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit,
• (v) institute, enact, or establish
  • make laws
  lay down, establish,
• (v) carry out or commit
  • make a mistake
  • commit a faux-pas
• (v) form by assembling individuals or constituents
  • Make a quorum
• (v) organize or be responsible for
  • hold a reception
  • have, throw, or make a party
  • give a course
  hold, give, have, throw,
• (v) put in order or neaten
  • make the bed
  • make up a room
  make up,
• (v) head into a specified direction
  • The escaped convict took to the hills
  • We made for the mountains
  take,
• (v) have a bowel movement
  • The dog had made in the flower beds
  ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool,
• (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
  • He made to speak but said nothing in the end
  • She made as if to say hello to us
• (v) proceed along a path
  • work one's way through the crowd
  • make one's way into the forest
  work,
• (v) reach in time
  • We barely made the plane
• (v) gather and light the materials for
  • make a fire
• (v) prepare for eating by applying heat
  • Cook me dinner, please
  • can you make me an omelette?
  • fix breakfast for the guests, please
  ready, cook, prepare, fix,
• (v) induce to have sex
  • Harry finally seduced Sally
  • Did you score last night?
  • Harry made Sally
  seduce, score,
• (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
  make believe, pretend,
• (v) consider as being
  • It wasn't the problem some people made it
• (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
  • Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
  make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piss, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, piddle, urinate, puddle,

Synonyms

brand do shuffle shuffling get create cause induce stimulate have produce draw earn realise bring in pull in realize gain take in clear form constitute get to progress to reach build construct name nominate arrive at attain hit lay down establish hold give throw make up take ca-ca crap defecate take a crap take a shit shit stool work ready cook prepare fix seduce score make believe pretend make water micturate pass water pee pee-pee piss relieve oneself spend a penny take a leak wee wee-wee piddle urinate puddle

Antonyms

unmake undo break

See also

redo refashion remake make over cook up fabricate invent manufacture make up

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