make

Noun

• the act of mixing cards haphazardly

• a recognizable kind
  • there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
    
  • what make of car is that?
    

Verb

• eliminate urine
  • Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
    

• behave in a certain way
  • make merry
    

• develop into
  • He will make a splendid father!
    

• favor the development of
  • Practice makes the winner
    

• cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
  • make my day
    

• calculate as being
  • I make the height about 100 feet
    

• consider as being
  • It wasn't the problem some people made it
    

• represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
  • She makes like an actress
    

• assure the success of
  • A good review by this critic will make your play!
    

• induce to have sex
  • Harry finally seduced Sally
    
  • Did you score last night?
    
  • Harry made Sally
    

• prepare for eating by applying heat
  • Cook me dinner, please
    
  • can you make me an omelette?
    
  • fix breakfast for the guests, please
    

• gather and light the materials for
  • make a fire
    

• reach in time
  • We barely made the plane
    

• proceed along a path
  • work one's way through the crowd
    
  • make one's way into the forest
    

• appear to begin an activity
  • He made to speak but said nothing in the end
    
  • She made as if to say hello to us
    

• constitute the essence of
  • Clothes make the man
    

• amount to
  • This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
    

• add up to
  • four and four make eight
    

• be suitable for
  • Wood makes good furniture
    

• undergo fabrication or creation
  • This wool makes into a nice sweater
    

• have a bowel movement
  • The dog had made in the flower beds
    

• head into a specified direction
  • The escaped convict took to the hills
    
  • We made for the mountains
    

• put in order or neaten
  • make the bed
    
  • make up a room
    

• organize or be responsible for
  • hold a reception
    
  • have, throw, or make a party
    
  • give a course
    

• form by assembling individuals or constituents
  • Make a quorum
    

• carry out or commit
  • make a mistake
    
  • commit a faux-pas
    

• institute, enact, or establish
  • make laws
    

• 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
    

• achieve a point or goal
  • Nicklaus had a 70
    
  • The Brazilian team got 4 goals
    
  • She made 29 points that day
    

• charge with a function; charge to be
  • She was named Head of the Committee
    
  • She was made president of the club
    

• act in a certain way so as to acquire
  • make friends
    
  • make enemies
    

• change from one form into another
  • make water into wine
    
  • make lead into gold
    
  • make clay into bricks
    

• make by combining materials and parts
  • this little pig made his house out of straw
    
  • Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
    

• perform or carry out
  • make a decision
    
  • make a move
    
  • make advances
    
  • make a phone call
    

• make by shaping or bringing together constituents
  • make a dress
    
  • make a cake
    
  • make a wall of stones
    

• be or be capable of being changed or made into
  • He makes a great host
    
  • He will make a fine father
    

• reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
  • We made it!
    
  • She may not make the grade
    

• to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
  • The branches made a roof
    
  • This makes a fine introduction
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• create by artistic means
  • create a poem
    
  • Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
    
  • Picasso created Cubism
    
  • Auden made verses
    

• 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
    

• 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?
    

• create or manufacture a man-made product
  • We produce more cars than we can sell
    
  • The company has been making toys for two centuries
    

• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • cause a commotion
    
  • make a stir
    
  • cause an accident
    

• 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
    

• make or cause to be or to become
  • make a mess in one's office
    
  • create a furor
    

• 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
    

• engage in
  • make love, not war
    
  • make an effort
    
  • do research
    
  • do nothing
    
  • make revolution
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  shuffle , shuffling , brand , pretend , make believe , seduce , score , cook , fix , ready , prepare , work , stool , defecate , shit , take a shit , take a crap , ca-ca , crap , take , make up , hold , throw , have , give , lay down , establish , reach , attain , hit , arrive at , gain , get , name , nominate , construct , b
• Antonyms: 
  break , unmake , undo