make /meɪk/
1. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
synset: shuffle, shuffling, make
1. engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
2. 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"
3. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
4. 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"
synset: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
5. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
6. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
7. 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?"
8. 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"
synset: make
9. create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
10. 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"
synset: gain, take_in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull_in, bring_in
11. 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"
12. to compose or represent; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
synset: form, constitute, make
13. reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
synset: reach, make, get_to, progress_to
14. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
synset: make
15. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
synset: make
16. perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
synset: make
17. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
synset: construct, build, make
18. change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
synset: make
19. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
synset: make
20. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
21. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
22. 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"
synset: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain
23. institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
synset: lay_down, establish, make
24. carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
synset: make
25. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"
synset: make
26. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
synset: hold, throw, have, make, give
27. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
28. head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
29. have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
synset: stool, defecate, shit, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, ca-ca, crap, make
30. undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
synset: make
31. be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
synset: make
32. add up to; "four and four make eight"
synset: make
33. amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
synset: make
34. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
synset: make
35. appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
synset: make
36. proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
37. reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
synset: make
38. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
synset: make
39. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
synset: cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
40. induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
41. assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
synset: make
42. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
synset: make, pretend, make_believe
43. consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
synset: make
44. calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
synset: make
45. cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
synset: make
46. favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
synset: make
47. develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
synset: make
48. behave in a certain way; "make merry"
synset: make
49. eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
synset: make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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