Main entry: make, shuffle, shuffling
Definition: the act of mixing cards haphazardly
Definition: a recognizable kind
Usage: there's a new brand of hero in the movies now; what make of car is that?
Main entry: make
Definition: act in a certain way so as to acquire
Usage: make friends; make enemies
Main entry: pass water, pee, pee-pee, puddle, relieve oneself, piddle, piss, make, make water, micturate, wee, wee-wee, urinate, take a leak, spend a penny
Definition: eliminate urine
Usage: Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
Main entry: stool, take a crap, take a shit, shit, make, ca-ca, defecate, crap
Definition: have a bowel movement
Usage: The dog had made in the flower beds
Main entry: make
Definition: behave in a certain way
Usage: make merry
Definition: give certain properties to something
Usage: 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
Definition: put in order or neaten
Usage: make the bed; make up a room
Main entry: make
Definition: develop into
Usage: He will make a splendid father!
Main entry: make
Definition: change from one form into another
Usage: make water into wine; make lead into gold; make clay into bricks
Main entry: make
Definition: favor the development of
Usage: Practice makes the winner
Main entry: make
Definition: cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
Usage: make my day
Main entry: establish, make, lay down
Definition: institute, enact, or establish
Usage: make laws
Main entry: make
Definition: calculate as being
Usage: I make the height about 100 feet
Main entry: make
Definition: consider as being
Usage: It wasn't the problem some people made it
Definition: make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Usage: I draw a line here; draw a conclusion; draw parallels; make an estimate; What do you make of his remarks?
Main entry: cause, induce, get, have, make, stimulate
Definition: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Usage: 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
Main entry: make, make believe, pretend
Definition: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Usage: She makes like an actress
Main entry: make
Definition: assure the success of
Usage: A good review by this critic will make your play!
Main entry: make, seduce, score
Definition: induce to have sex
Usage: Harry finally seduced Sally; Did you score last night?; Harry made Sally
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Definition: create or design, often in a certain way
Usage: Do my room in blue; I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
Main entry: create, make, produce
Definition: create or manufacture a man-made product
Usage: We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries
Definition: create by artistic means
Usage: create a poem; Schoenberg created twelve-tone music; Picasso created Cubism; Auden made verses
Definition: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Usage: cause a commotion; make a stir; cause an accident
Main entry: make
Definition: compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
Usage: People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!; Heat makes you sweat
Main entry: make
Definition: make by shaping or bringing together constituents
Usage: make a dress; make a cake; make a wall of stones
Main entry: construct, make, build
Definition: make by combining materials and parts
Usage: this little pig made his house out of straw; Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Main entry: ready, prepare, make, cook, fix
Definition: prepare for eating by applying heat
Usage: Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please
Main entry: make, have, hold, give, throw
Definition: organize or be responsible for
Usage: hold a reception; have, throw, or make a party; give a course
Main entry: make
Definition: gather and light the materials for
Usage: make a fire
Main entry: make
Definition: perform or carry out
Usage: make a decision; make a move; make advances; make a phone call
Main entry: hit, make, gain, attain, arrive at, reach
Definition: reach a destination, either real or abstract
Usage: 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
Main entry: make
Definition: reach in time
Usage: We barely made the plane
Main entry: get to, make, reach, progress to
Definition: reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
Usage: We made it!; She may not make the grade
Definition: proceed along a path
Usage: work one's way through the crowd; make one's way into the forest
Definition: head into a specified direction
Usage: The escaped convict took to the hills; We made for the mountains
Main entry: make
Definition: appear to begin an activity
Usage: He made to speak but said nothing in the end; She made as if to say hello to us
Main entry: clear, bring in, take in, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, pull in
Definition: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Usage: 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
Definition: achieve a point or goal
Usage: Nicklaus had a 70; The Brazilian team got 4 goals; She made 29 points that day
Main entry: nominate, name, make
Definition: charge with a function; charge to be
Usage: She was named Head of the Committee; She was made president of the club
Definition: engage in
Usage: make love, not war; make an effort; do research; do nothing; make revolution
Main entry: make
Definition: carry out or commit
Usage: make a mistake; commit a faux-pas
Main entry: make
Definition: form by assembling individuals or constituents
Usage: Make a quorum
Main entry: make
Definition: constitute the essence of
Usage: Clothes make the man
Main entry: make, form, constitute
Definition: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
Usage: The branches made a roof; This makes a fine introduction
Main entry: make
Definition: amount to
Usage: This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
Main entry: make
Definition: be or be capable of being changed or made into
Usage: He makes a great host; He will make a fine father
Main entry: make
Definition: add up to
Usage: four and four make eight
Main entry: make
Definition: be suitable for
Usage: Wood makes good furniture
Main entry: make
Definition: undergo fabrication or creation
Usage: This wool makes into a nice sweater