1. composing - noun
· the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"
Synonym(s): composition
Hypernym(s): placement, arrangement
2. composing - noun
· musical creation
Synonym(s): composition
Hypernym(s): creating_by_mental_acts
3. compose - verb
· form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
Hypernym(s): constitute, represent, make_up, comprise, be
4. compose - verb
· write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
Synonym(s): write
5. compose - verb
· produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
Synonym(s): write, pen, indite
Hypernym(s): create_verbally
6. compose - verb
· put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
Synonym(s): compile
Hypernym(s): make
7. compose - verb
· calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
Hypernym(s): calm, calm_down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
8. compose - verb
· make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
Hypernym(s): plan
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