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1. make - noun

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

Synonym(s): brand

Hypernym(s): kind, sort, form, variety




2. make - noun

· the act of mixing cards haphazardly

Synonym(s): shuffle, shuffling

Hypernym(s): reordering




3. make - verb

· engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"

Synonym(s): do




4. make - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): get

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify




5. make - verb

· make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

Synonym(s): create




6. make - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): induce, stimulate, cause, have, get




7. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): cause, do

Hypernym(s): make, create




8. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): produce, create




9. make - verb

· 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?"

Synonym(s): draw

Hypernym(s): create_by_mental_act, create_mentally




10. make - verb

· 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"

Hypernym(s): cause, do, make




11. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): create

Hypernym(s): make, create




12. make - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): gain, take_in, clear, earn, realize, realise, pull_in, bring_in

Hypernym(s): get, acquire




13. make - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): do

Hypernym(s): create, make

Antonym(s): unmake




14. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): form, constitute

Hypernym(s): constitute, represent, make_up, comprise, be




15. make - verb

· reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

Synonym(s): reach, get_to, progress_to

Hypernym(s): achieve, accomplish, attain, reach




16. make - verb

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

Hypernym(s): become




17. make - verb

· make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

Hypernym(s): create_from_raw_material, create_from_raw_stuff




18. make - verb

· perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"

Hypernym(s): perform, execute, do




19. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): construct, build

Hypernym(s): make, create




20. make - verb

· change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify




21. make - verb

· act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

Hypernym(s): act, behave, do




22. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): name, nominate

Hypernym(s): appoint, charge




23. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): have, get

Hypernym(s): score, hit, tally, rack_up




24. make - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): reach, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain




25. make - verb

· institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

Synonym(s): lay_down, establish

Hypernym(s): make, create




26. make - verb

· carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"

Hypernym(s): perpetrate, commit, pull




27. make - verb

· form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"

Hypernym(s): assemble, gather, get_together




28. make - verb

· organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

Synonym(s): hold, throw, have, give

Hypernym(s): direct




29. make - verb

· put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

Synonym(s): make_up

Hypernym(s): tidy, tidy_up, clean_up, neaten, straighten, straighten_out, square_away




30. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): take

Hypernym(s): head




31. make - verb

· have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"

Synonym(s): stool, defecate, shit, take_a_shit, take_a_crap, ca-ca, crap

Hypernym(s): excrete, egest, eliminate, pass




32. make - verb

· undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"

Hypernym(s): change




33. make - verb

· be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"

Hypernym(s): be




34. make - verb

· add up to; "four and four make eight"

Hypernym(s): total, number, add_up, come, amount




35. make - verb

· amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"

Hypernym(s): amount




36. make - verb

· constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

Hypernym(s): constitute, represent, make_up, comprise, be




37. make - verb

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

Hypernym(s): look, appear, seem




38. make - verb

· proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

Synonym(s): work

Hypernym(s): pass




39. make - verb

· reach in time; "We barely made the plane"

Hypernym(s): reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain




40. make - verb

· gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

Hypernym(s): create_from_raw_material, create_from_raw_stuff




41. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): cook, fix, ready, prepare

Hypernym(s): create_from_raw_material, create_from_raw_stuff




42. make - verb

· induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

Synonym(s): seduce, score

Hypernym(s): persuade




43. make - verb

· assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"

Hypernym(s): guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure

Antonym(s): break




44. make - verb

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

Synonym(s): pretend, make_believe

Hypernym(s): act, play, represent




45. make - verb

· consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"

Hypernym(s): see, consider, reckon, view, regard




46. make - verb

· calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"

Hypernym(s): estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge




47. make - verb

· cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify




48. make - verb

· favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"

Hypernym(s): develop




49. make - verb

· develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"

Hypernym(s): develop, grow




50. make - verb

· behave in a certain way; "make merry"

Hypernym(s): act, behave, do




51. make - verb

· eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"

Synonym(s): urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make_water, relieve_oneself, take_a_leak, spend_a_penny, wee, wee-wee, pass_water

Hypernym(s): excrete, egest, eliminate, pass





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