make
noun
1. a recognizable kind
- what make of car is that?
Similar word(s): brand
Definition categories: thought, form, kind, sort, variety
2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
Similar word(s): shuffle, shuffling
Definition categories: act, reordering
Sentences with make as a noun:
- What make of car do you drive?
- The camera was of German make.
verb
1. engage in
- make love, not war
- make an effort
- make revolution
Similar word(s): do
Definition categories: social
2. give certain properties to something
- Don't make this into a big deal
- This invention will make you a millionaire
- Make yourself clear
Similar word(s): get
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
3. make or cause to be or to become
- make a mess in one's office
Similar word(s): create
Definition categories: creation
4. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Similar word(s): cause, get, have, induce, stimulate
Definition categories: communication
5. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- make a stir
Definition categories: creation, create, make
6. create or manufacture a man-made product
Similar word(s): create, produce
Definition categories: creation
7. make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make an estimate
- What do you make of his remarks?
Similar word(s): draw
Definition categories: cognition
8. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- Heat makes you sweat
Definition categories: creation, cause, do, make
9. create by artistic means
Similar word(s): create
Definition categories: creation, create, make
10. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
Similar word(s): clear, earn, gain, realise, realize
Definition categories: possession, acquire, get
11. create or design, often in a certain way
Similar word(s): do
Definition categories: creation, create, make
12. to compose or represent
- This makes a fine introduction
Similar word(s): constitute, form
Definition categories: stative, be, comprise, constitute, represent
13. reach a goal
- make the first team
- She may not make the grade
Similar word(s): reach
Definition categories: motion, accomplish, achieve, attain, reach
14. be or be capable of being changed or made into
- He makes a great host
- He will make a fine father
Definition categories: stative, become
15. make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- make a dress
- make a cake
- make a wall of stones
Definition categories: creation
16. perform or carry out
- make a decision
- make a move
- make advances
Definition categories: creation, do, execute, perform
17. make by combining materials and parts
Similar word(s): build, construct
Definition categories: creation, create, make
18. change from one form into another
- make water into wine
- make lead into gold
- make clay into bricks
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
19. act in a certain way so as to acquire
- make friends
- make enemies
Definition categories: body, act, behave, do
20. charge with a function; charge to be
Similar word(s): name, nominate
Definition categories: social, appoint, charge
21. achieve a point or goal
Definition categories: possession, hit, score, tally
22. reach a destination, either real or abstract
Similar word(s): attain, gain, hit, reach
Definition categories: motion
23. institute, enact, or establish
- make laws
Similar word(s): establish
Definition categories: cognition, create, make
24. carry out or commit
- make a mistake
Definition categories: social, commit, perpetrate, pull
25. form by assembling individuals or constituents
- Make a quorum
Definition categories: social, assemble, gather
26. organize or be responsible for
- have, throw, or make a party
Similar word(s): give, have, hold, throw
Definition categories: creation, direct
27. put in order or neaten
- make the bed
- make up a room
Definition categories: change, neaten, straighten, tidy
28. head into a specified direction
Similar word(s): take
Definition categories: motion, head
29. have a bowel movement
Similar word(s): crap, defecate, stool
Definition categories: body, egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
30. undergo fabrication or creation
- This wool makes into a nice sweater
Definition categories: stative, change
31. be suitable for
- Wood makes good furniture
Definition categories: stative, be
32. add up to
- four and four make eight
Definition categories: stative, amount, come, number, total
33. amount to
- This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
Definition categories: stative, amount
34. constitute the essence of
- Clothes make the man
Definition categories: stative, be, comprise, constitute, represent
35. appear to begin an activity
Definition categories: perception, appear, look, seem
36. proceed along a path
- make one's way into the forest
Similar word(s): work
Definition categories: motion, pass
37. reach in time
Definition categories: motion, attain, gain, hit, make, reach
38. gather and light the materials for
- make a fire
Definition categories: creation
39. prepare for eating by applying heat
- can you make me an omelette?
Similar word(s): cook, fix, prepare, ready
Definition categories: creation
40. induce to have sex
Similar word(s): score, seduce
Definition categories: contact, persuade
41. assure the success of
- A good review by this critic will make your play!
Definition categories: communication, assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure
42. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- She makes like an actress
Similar word(s): pretend
Definition categories: communication, act, play, represent
43. consider as being
Definition categories: cognition, consider, reckon, regard, see, view
44. calculate as being
- I make the height about 100 feet
Definition categories: cognition, approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge
45. cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- make my day
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
46. favor the development of
- Practice makes the winner
Definition categories: change, develop
47. develop into
- He will make a splendid father!
Definition categories: change, develop, grow
48. behave in a certain way
- make merry
Definition categories: body, act, behave, do
49. eliminate urine
Similar word(s): micturate, pee, piddle, puddle, urinate, wee
Definition categories: body, egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
Sentences with make as a verb:
- We made a bird feeder for our yard. I'll make a man out of him yet.
- make war
- To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
- They make a cute couple. This makes the third infraction. One swallow does not a summer make.
- I don’t know what to make of it.
- The citizens made their objections clear. This might make you a bit woozy. Did I make myself heard? Scotch will make you a man.
- The teacher made the student study. Don’t let them make you suffer.
- His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
- We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
- They made westward over the snowy mountains. Make for the hills! It's a wildfire! They made away from the fire toward the river.
- The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas. This baby can make 220 miles an hour.
- You have to spend money to make money! He made twenty bucks playing poker last night. They hope to make a bigger profit. She makes more than he does, and works longer hours than he does, but she still does most of the house-cleaning. He didn't make the choir after his voice changed. She made ten points in that game.
- She'll make a fine president.
- make plans; made a questionable decision