make

Meanings

• a recognizable kind
  • "what make of car is that?"
• the act of mixing cards haphazardly
• engage in
  • "make love, not war"
  • "make an effort"
  • "make revolution"
• give certain properties to something
  • "Don't make this into a big deal"
  • "This invention will make you a millionaire"
  • "Make yourself clear"
• make or cause to be or to become
  • "make a mess in one's office"
• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • "make a stir"
• create or manufacture a man-made product
• make, formulate, or derive in the mind
  • "make an estimate"
  • "What do you make of his remarks?"
• compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
  • "Heat makes you sweat"
• create by artistic means
• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • "How much do you make a month in your new job?"
• create or design, often in a certain way
• to compose or represent:
  • "This makes a fine introduction"
• reach a goal, e.g.,
  • "make the first team"
  • "She may not make the grade"
• be or be capable of being changed or made into
  • "He makes a great host"
  • "He will make a fine father"
• make by shaping or bringing together constituents
  • "make a dress"
  • "make a cake"
  • "make a wall of stones"
• perform or carry out
  • "make a decision"
  • "make a move"
  • "make advances"
  • "make a phone call"
• make by combining materials and parts
• change from one form into another
  • "make water into wine"
  • "make lead into gold"
  • "make clay into bricks"
• act in a certain way so as to acquire
  • "make friends"
  • "make enemies"
• charge with a function; charge to be
• achieve a point or goal
• reach a destination, either real or abstract
• institute, enact, or establish
  • "make laws"
• carry out or commit
  • "make a mistake"
• form by assembling individuals or constituents
  • "Make a quorum"
• organize or be responsible for
  • "have, throw, or make a party"
• put in order or neaten
  • "make the bed"
  • "make up a room"
• head into a specified direction
• have a bowel movement
• undergo fabrication or creation
  • "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
• be suitable for
  • "Wood makes good furniture"
• add up to
  • "four and four make eight"
• amount to
  • "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
• constitute the essence of
  • "Clothes make the man"
• appear to begin an activity
• proceed along a path
  • "make one's way into the forest"
• reach in time
• gather and light the materials for
  • "make a fire"
• prepare for eating by applying heat
  • "can you make me an omelette?"
• induce to have sex
• assure the success of
  • "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
• represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
  • "She makes like an actress"
• consider as being
• calculate as being
  • "I make the height about 100 feet"
• cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
  • "make my day"
• favor the development of
  • "Practice makes the winner"
• develop into
  • "He will make a splendid father!"
• behave in a certain way
  • "make merry"
• eliminate urine

Synonyms

arrive at, attain, brand, bring in, build, ca-ca, cause, clear, constitute, construct, cook, crap, create, defecate, do, draw, earn, establish, fix, form, gain, get, get to, give, have, hit, hold, induce, lay down, make believe, make up, make water, micturate, name, nominate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, prepare, pretend, produce, progress to, puddle, pull in, reach, ready, realise, realize, relieve oneself, score, seduce, shit, shuffle, shuffling, spend a penny, stimulate, stool, take, take a crap, take a leak, take a shit, take in, throw, urinate, wee, wee-wee, work