make

/meɪk/

/meɪk/

Other forms: made; making; makes

If you offer to sell me your car, I might ask you, "What make is it?" Then you tell me what brand, year and model it is, because in this case make means "type made."

The noun make is either a type or a fancy card move, but as a verb, it has tons of uses, either related to forming things (you made a pie!), or forcing things (you made me make a pie). You can also make money. It can mean "act," like when you "make like a dog." You can make first place, and then make out with someone to celebrate. You really do make a nice couple.

Definitions of make

1. verb

   perform or carry out
   “make a decision”

   “make a move”

   “make advances”

   “make a phone call”

   synonyms:

   do

   engage in

   types:

   pay

   render

   type of:

   do, execute, perform

   carry out or perform an action
2. verb

   carry out or commit
   “make a mistake”

   type of:

   commit, perpetrate, pull

   perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
3. verb

   engage in
   “make an effort”

   “make revolution”

   synonyms: do

   types:

   exaggerate, overdo

   do something to an excessive degree

   overpraise

   praise excessively

   oversimplify

   simplify to an excessive degree

   overleap

   defeat (oneself) by going too far
4. verb

   institute, enact, or establish
   “make laws”

   synonyms: establish, lay down

   types:

   mark, set

   establish as the highest level or best performance

   type of:

   create

   make or cause to be or to become
5. verb

   give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
   “make a stir”

   synonyms: cause, do

   types:

   determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape

   shape or influence; give direction to

   initiate, pioneer

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   effect, effectuate, set up

   produce

   occasion

   give occasion to

   call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke

   evoke or provoke to appear or occur

   breed, engender, spawn

   call forth

   actuate, incentivize, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel

   give an incentive for action

   force, impel

   urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

   facilitate

   increase the likelihood of (a response)

   dispose, incline

   make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

   disincline, indispose

   make unwilling

   miscreate

   shape or form or make badly

   carry weight

   have influence to a specified degree

   decide

   influence or determine

   reshape

   shape anew or differently

   time

   set the speed, duration, or execution of

   index

   adjust through indexation

   pace

   regulate or set the pace of

   predetermine

   determine beforehand

   accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill

   put in effect

   strike up

   begin

   innovate, introduce

   bring something new to an environment

   draw, get

   earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

   activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip

   put in motion or move to act

   precipitate

   bring about abruptly

   hasten, induce, rush, stimulate

   cause to occur rapidly

   drive

   compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

   inspire

   supply the inspiration for

   pick

   provoke

   constitute, establish, found, institute, plant

   set up or lay the groundwork for

   arrange, stage

   plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

   mount

   put up or launch

   attempt, set about, undertake

   enter upon an activity or enterprise

   devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare

   arrange by systematic planning and united effort

   serve

   contribute or conduce to

   type of:

   create

   make or cause to be or to become
6. verb

   make or cause to be or to become
   “make a mess in one's office”

   synonyms: create

   types:

   beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, mother, sire

   make children

   multiply, procreate, reproduce

   have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant

   regenerate

   form or produce anew

   clear

   make a way or path by removing objects

   distil, distill, extract

   extract by the process of distillation

   derive, educe

   develop or evolve from a latent or potential state

   froth, spume, suds

   make froth or foam and become bubbly

   establish, lay down

   institute, enact, or establish

   puncture

   make by piercing

   twine

   make by twisting together or intertwining

   cleave

   make by cutting into

   track

   make tracks upon

   bring, institute

   advance or set forth in court

   short, short-circuit

   create a short circuit in

   re-create

   create anew

   grind

   created by grinding

   bring forth, generate

   bring into existence

   initiate, originate, start

   bring into being

   give, yield

   cause to happen or be responsible for

   bring, make for, play, work, wreak

   cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

   arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir

   summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

   create by mental act, create mentally

   create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands

   create

   create by artistic means

   actualise, actualize, realise, realize, substantiate

   make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

   cause, do

   give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

   establish, give

   bring about

   put on, turn in

   carry out (performances)

   bear, turn out

   bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"

   create from raw material, create from raw stuff

   make from scratch

   build, construct

   make by combining materials and parts

   build, establish

   build or establish something abstract

   assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together

   create by putting components or members together

   style

   make consistent with a certain fashion or style

   strike

   produce by ignition or a blow

   copy, re-create

   make a replica of

   create verbally

   create with or from words

   compose, write

   write music

   choreograph

   compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music

   direct

   guide the actors in (plays and films)

   film

   record in film

   film-make

   make films; be a film maker

   recreate

   create anew

   offset

   create an offset in

   scrape

   make by scraping

   bring forth, produce

   bring forth or yield

   achieve, beget, bring about, give rise, produce

   cause to happen, occur, or exist

   press

   create by pressing

   prepare

   to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

   cut

   form or shape by cutting or incising

   cut

   form by probing, penetrating, or digging

   raise

   create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

   beat

   make by pounding or trampling

   chop

   form or shape by chopping

   manufacture

   create or produce in a mechanical way

   blast, shell

   create by using explosives

   arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, pique, provoke, raise

   call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

   incorporate

   form a corporation

   form, organise, organize

   create (as an entity)

   pompadour

   style hair in which it is swept up from the forehead

   propagate

   multiply through reproduction

   fructify, set

   bear fruit

   breed, multiply

   have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

   bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have

   cause to be born

   brood, cover, hatch, incubate

   sit on (eggs)

   regenerate

   replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue

   moonshine

   distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine

   manifold

   make multiple copies of

   reform

   produce by cracking

   spin off

   produce as a consequence of something larger

   customise, customize

   make according to requirements

   initiate, lead up

   set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

   determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape

   shape or influence; give direction to

   draw

   make, formulate, or derive in the mind

   re-create

   form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind

   anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict

   wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

   bless

   give a benediction to

   mark, set

   establish as the highest level or best performance

   etymologise, etymologize

   give the etymology or derivation or suggest an etymology (for a word)

   revet

   construct a revetment

   introduce

   bring in or establish in a new place or environment

   do

   create or design, often in a certain way

   comfit, confect, confection

   make into a confection

   come up

   bring forth, usually something desirable

   develop

   generate gradually

   set

   apply or start

   regenerate, renew

   reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

   give birth

   create or produce an idea

   schematize

   formulate in regular order; to reduce to a scheme or formula

   contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent

   come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

   formulate

   prepare according to a formula

   conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate

   have the idea for

   concoct, dream up, hatch, think of, think up

   devise or invent

   fictionalise, fictionalize, retell

   make into fiction

   conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine

   form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

   contrive, design, plan, project

   make or work out a plan for; devise

   coin, mint, strike

   form by stamping, punching, or printing

   spin

   form a web by making a thread

   design, plan

   make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

   design

   create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

   initiate, pioneer

   take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

   effect, effectuate, set up

   produce

   bring on, induce

   cause to arise

   incarnate

   make concrete and real

   occasion

   give occasion to

   call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke

   evoke or provoke to appear or occur

   pacify

   fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)

   breed, engender, spawn

   call forth

   actuate, incentivize, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel

   give an incentive for action

   force, impel

   urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

   seed

   bear seeds

   crop

   yield crops

   overbear

   bear too much

   fruit

   bear fruit

   counterfeit, fake, forge

   make a copy of with the intent to deceive

   dry-wall

   construct with drywall

   lock

   build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

   wattle

   build of or with wattle

   frame, frame up

   construct by fitting or uniting parts together

   rebuild, reconstruct

   build again

   groin

   build with groins

   cantilever

   construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed

   confuse, jumble, mix up

   assemble without order or sense

   reassemble

   assemble once again, after taking something apart

   configure

   set up for a particular purpose

   compound

   create by mixing or combining

   forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work

   make something, usually for a specific function

   dip

   place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

   erect, put up, raise, rear, set up

   construct, build, or erect

   rig up

   erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure

   bake

   prepare with dry heat in an oven

   brew

   prepare by brewing

   cook, fix, prepare, ready

   prepare for eating by applying heat

   cook

   prepare a hot meal

   knit

   make (textiles) by knitting

   crochet

   create by looping or crocheting

   knot

   make into knots; make knots out of

   tissue, weave

   create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

   intertwine, tat

   make lacework by knotting or looping

   interpret, represent

   create an image or likeness of

   write

   create code, write a computer program

   imitate

   make a reproduction or copy of

   trace

   copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

   back up

   make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy

   hectograph

   copy on a duplicator

   clone

   make multiple identical copies of

   mimeo, mimeograph

   print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph

   roneo

   make copies on a Roneograph

   coin

   make up

   compose, indite, pen, write

   produce a literary work

   rhyme, rime

   compose rhymes

   recite, retell

   render verbally, "recite a poem"

   counterpoint

   write in counterpoint

   set to music

   write (music) for (a text)

   arrange, set

   adapt for performance in a different way

   score

   write a musical score for

   melodise, melodize

   supply a melody for

   harmonise, harmonize

   write a harmony for

   instrument, instrumentate

   write an instrumental score for

   stage direct

   direct for the stage

   present, represent, stage

   perform (a play), especially on a stage

   cinematise, cinematize

   make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film

   microfilm

   record on microfilm

   perform

   give a performance (of something)

   act, play, represent

   play a role or part

   reenact

   enact or perform again

   model, simulate

   create a representation or model of

   play, spiel

   replay (as a melody)

   induce, induct

   produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

   reinvent

   create anew and make over

   develop, evolve, germinate

   work out

   publish, write

   have (one's written work) issued for publication

   program, programme

   write a computer program

   corduroy

   build (a road) from logs laid side by side

   sporulate

   produce spores

   crank out, grind out

   produce in a routine or monotonous manner

   design

   create designs

   rough, rough in, rough out

   prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

   channelise, channelize

   make a channel for; provide with a channel

   facilitate

   increase the likelihood of (a response)

   construct

   create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts

   construct

   create by linking linguistic units

   free, liberate, release

   release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

   blast

   make with or as if with an explosion

   manufacture

   produce naturally

   strike a chord, touch a chord

   evoke a reaction, response, or emotion

   ask for, invite

   increase the likelihood of

   draw

   elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.

   rekindle

   arouse again

   infatuate

   arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way

   prick

   cause a sharp emotional pain

   fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake

   arouse or excite feelings and passions

   excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir

   stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

   excite

   arouse or elicit a feeling

   anger

   make angry

   discomfit, discompose, disconcert, rattle, untune, upset

   cause to lose one's composure

   shame

   cause to be ashamed

   bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

   hurt the feelings of

   overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

   interest

   excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

   express

   manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)

   regroup, reorganise, reorganize

   organize anew, as after a setback

   choose up

   form sides, as for a game

   draw up

   form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers

   regiment

   form (military personnel) into a regiment

   syndicate

   organize into or form a syndicate

   lead, leave, result

   have as a result or residue

   date back, date from, go back

   belong to an earlier time

   beg the question

   elicit or call to mind a question, especially one that has not yet been addressed

   stoke

   increase or intensify an emotion or response
7. verb

   make, formulate, or derive in the mind
   “make an estimate”

   “What do you make of his remarks?”

   synonyms: draw

   type of:

   create by mental act, create mentally

   create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
8. verb

   make by shaping or bringing together constituents
   “make a dress”

   “make a cake”

   “make a wall of stones”

   types:

   compile, compose

   put together out of existing material

   compile

   use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed

   construct, fabricate, manufacture

   put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

   fashion, forge

   make out of components (often in an improvising manner)

   cooper

   make barrels and casks

   mass-produce

   produce on a large scale

   cobble together, cobble up

   put together hastily

   anthologise, anthologize

   compile an anthology

   catalog, catalogue

   make a catalogue, compile a catalogue

   raft

   make into a raft

   tie

   make by tying pieces together

   craft

   make by hand and with much skill

   sew, tailor, tailor-make

   create (clothes) with cloth

   type of:

   create from raw material, create from raw stuff

   make from scratch
9. verb

   form by assembling individuals or constituents
   “Make a quorum”

   type of:

   assemble, gather, get together

   get people together
10. verb

    create or manufacture a man-made product
    “The company has been making toys for two centuries”

    synonyms: create, produce

    create

    create by artistic means

    types:

    breed

    cause to procreate (animals)

    make over, redo, refashion, remake

    make new

    prefabricate

    produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally

    underproduce

    produce below capacity or demand

    output

    create or manufacture a specific amount

    pulsate, pulse

    produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses

    clap together, clap up, slap together

    make hastily and carelessly

    custom-make, customise, customize, tailor-make

    make to specifications

    dummy, dummy up

    make a dummy of

    turn out

    produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery

    machine

    make by machinery

    churn out

    produce something at a fast rate

    overproduce

    produce in excess

    elaborate

    produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product

    put out

    put out considerable effort

    laminate

    create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material

    bootleg

    produce or distribute illegally

    generate

    produce (energy)

    generate, give, render, return, yield

    give or supply

    extrude, squeeze out

    form or shape by forcing through an opening

    smelt

    extract (metals) by heating

    reproduce

    make a copy or equivalent of

    preassemble, prefabricate

    to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings

    fudge together, throw together

    produce shoddily, without much attention to detail

    print, publish

    put into print

    confect

    make or construct

    proof

    make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

    burn, cut

    create by duplicating data

    mongrelise, mongrelize

    cause to become a mongrel

    cross, crossbreed, hybridise, hybridize, interbreed

    breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

    recast, reforge, remodel

    cast or model anew

    double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate

    make or do or perform again

    duplicate

    make a duplicate or duplicates of

    triplicate

    reproduce threefold

    quadruplicate

    reproduce fourfold

    reissue, reprint

    print anew

    photocopy, run off, xerox

    reproduce by xerography

    play back, replay

    reproduce (a recording) on a recorder

    copy, imitate, simulate

    reproduce someone's behavior or looks

    republish

    publish again

    gazette

    publish in a gazette

    fingerprint

    take an impression of a person's fingerprints

    print

    make into a print
11. verb

    make by combining materials and parts
    “this little pig made his house out of straw”

    synonyms: build, construct

    build

    be engaged in building

    types:

    customise, customize

    make according to requirements

    revet

    construct a revetment

    dry-wall

    construct with drywall

    lock

    build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels

    wattle

    build of or with wattle

    frame, frame up

    construct by fitting or uniting parts together

    rebuild, reconstruct

    build again

    groin

    build with groins

    cantilever

    construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed

    erect, put up, raise, rear, set up

    construct, build, or erect

    corduroy

    build (a road) from logs laid side by side

    channelise, channelize

    make a channel for; provide with a channel

    type of:

    create

    make or cause to be or to become
12. verb

    create by artistic means
    “Auden made verses”

    synonyms: create

    create, produce

    create or manufacture a man-made product

    types:

    do

    create or design, often in a certain way

    design

    create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner

    design

    create designs

    cut, tailor

    style and tailor in a certain fashion

    make up

    devise or compose

    type of:

    create

    make or cause to be or to become
13. verb

    create or design, often in a certain way
    synonyms: do

    antonyms:

    unmake

    deprive of certain characteristics

    type of:

    create

    create by artistic means
14. verb

    undergo fabrication or creation
    “This wool makes into a nice sweater”

    type of:

    change

    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
15. verb

    change from one form into another
    “make lead into gold”

    “make clay into bricks”

    type of:

    alter, change, modify

    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
16. verb

    charge with a function; charge to be
    “She was made president of the club”

    synonyms: name, nominate

    types:

    rename

    name again or anew

    type of:

    appoint, charge

    assign a duty, responsibility, or obligation to
17. verb

    give certain properties to something
    “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”

    synonyms: get

    types:

    render

    cause to become

    get, have, let

    cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

    leave

    act or be so as to become in a specified state

    type of:

    alter, change, modify

    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
18. verb

    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
    “My wife made me buy a new sofa”

    synonyms: cause, get, have, induce, stimulate

    types:

    decide

    cause to decide

    persuade

    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

    bring

    induce or persuade

    solicit

    incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination

    encourage

    spur on

    let

    actively cause something to happen

    lead

    cause to undertake a certain action

    inspire, instigate, prompt

    serve as the inciting cause of

    suborn

    induce to commit perjury or give false testimony

    compel, obligate, oblige

    force somebody to do something

    force, thrust

    impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

    hustle

    pressure or urge someone into an action

    bring around, bring round

    cause to adopt an opinion or course of action

    badger

    persuade through constant efforts

    sell

    persuade somebody to accept something

    chat up

    talk to someone with the aim of persuading him

    talk into

    persuade somebody to do something

    rope in

    draw in as if with a rope; lure

    blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedle

    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

    convert, convince, win over

    make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

    brainwash

    persuade completely, often through coercion

    give

    guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

    assure

    assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence

    charm, influence, tempt

    induce into action by using one's charm

    prevail

    use persuasion successfully

    drag

    persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting

    tempt

    try presumptuously

    walk

    make walk

    coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze

    cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

    clamor, clamour

    compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring

    condemn

    compel or force into a particular state or activity

    shame

    compel through a sense of shame

    apply, enforce, implement

    ensure observance of laws and rules

    enforce, impose

    compel to behave in a certain way
19. verb

    compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
    “Heat makes you sweat”

    types:

    drive

    compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

    type of:

    cause, do

    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
20. verb

    reach a destination, either real or abstract
    “We barely made it to the finish line”

    synonyms: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, reach

    types:

    catch up

    reach the point where one should be after a delay

    scale, surmount

    reach the highest point of

    access, get at

    reach or gain access to

    bottom out

    reach the low point

    peak, top out

    to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity

    breast, summit

    reach the summit (of a mountain)

    top

    reach or ascend the top of

    find

    succeed in reaching; arrive at

    culminate

    reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

    come through, get through

    succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems

    ground, run aground

    hit or reach the ground

    come back

    even the score, in sports

    crest

    reach a high point
21. verb

    reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
    “We made it!”

    “She may not make the grade”

    synonyms: get to, progress to, reach

    type of:

    accomplish, achieve, attain, reach

    gain with effort
22. verb

    reach in time
    “We barely made the plane”

    synonyms:

    arrive at, attain, gain, hit, reach

    reach a destination, either real or abstract

    type of:

    arrive at, attain, gain, hit, reach

    reach a destination, either real or abstract
23. verb

    achieve a point or goal
    “She made 29 points that day”

    synonyms: get, have

    type of:

    hit, rack up, score, tally

    gain points in a game
24. verb

    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
    “How much do you make a month in your new job?”

    synonyms: bring in, clear, earn, gain, pull in, realise, realize, take in

    clear, net, sack, sack up

    make as a net profit

    types:

    eke out, squeeze out

    make by laborious and precarious means

    profit, turn a profit

    make a profit; gain money or materially

    rake off

    take money from an illegal transaction

    bring home, take home

    earn as a salary or wage

    rake in, shovel in

    earn large sums of money

    gross

    earn before taxes, expenses, etc.

    bear, pay, yield

    bring in

    line one's pockets

    make a lot of money

    turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny

    make a satisfactory profit

    clean up

    make a big profit; often in a short period of time

    clear, net

    yield as a net profit

    pay off

    yield a profit or result

    monetize

    use something as a source of income or profit

    type of:

    acquire, get

    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
25. verb

    behave in a certain way
    “make merry”

    type of:

    act, behave, do

    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
26. verb

    act in a certain way so as to acquire
    “make friends”

    “make enemies”

    synonyms:

    bring in, clear, earn, gain, pull in, realise, realize, take in

    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

    get, have

    achieve a point or goal

    type of:

    act, behave, do

    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
27. verb

    organize or be responsible for
    synonyms: give, have, hold, throw

    type of:

    direct

    be in charge of
28. verb

    put in order or neaten
    “make the bed”

    “make up a room”

    synonyms: make up

    type of:

    clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up

    put (things or places) in order
29. verb

    gather and light the materials for
    “make a fire”

    synonyms:

    make up

    put in order or neaten

    cook, fix, prepare, ready

    prepare for eating by applying heat

    type of:

    create from raw material, create from raw stuff

    make from scratch
30. verb

    prepare for eating by applying heat
    “can you make me an omelette?”

    synonyms: cook, fix, prepare, ready

    types:

    keep, preserve

    prevent (food) from rotting

    dress, dress out

    kill and prepare for market or consumption

    deglaze

    dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring

    escallop, scallop

    bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

    flambe

    pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)

    put on

    put on the stove or ready for cooking

    devil

    coat or stuff with a spicy paste

    precook

    cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long

    whip up, whomp up

    prepare or cook quickly or hastily

    concoct, cook up

    prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

    lard

    prepare or cook with lard

    freeze-dry

    preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum

    conserve

    preserve with sugar

    dehydrate, desiccate

    preserve by removing all water and liquids from

    pickle

    preserve in a pickling liquid

    salt

    preserve with salt

    can, put up, tin

    preserve in a can or tin

    refrigerate

    preserve by chilling

    cure

    prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

    corn

    preserve with salt

    type of:

    create from raw material, create from raw stuff

    make from scratch
31. verb

    proceed along a path
    “make one's way into the forest”

    synonyms: work

    work

    proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

    types:

    claw

    move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

    jostle

    make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

    bushwhack

    cut one's way through the woods or bush

    type of:

    go across, go through, pass

    go across or through
32. verb

    head into a specified direction
    “We made for the mountains”

    synonyms: take

    type of:

    head

    to go or travel towards
33. verb

    to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
    “The branches made a roof”

    “This makes a fine introduction”

    synonyms: constitute, form

    types:

    chelate

    form a chelate, in chemistry

    add

    constitute an addition

    type of:

    be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent

    form or compose
34. verb

    constitute the essence of
    “Clothes make the man”

    type of:

    be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent

    form or compose
35. verb

    be suitable for
    “Wood makes good furniture”

    type of:

    be

    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
36. verb

    favor the development of
    “Practice makes the winner”

    type of:

    develop

    generate gradually
37. verb

    assure the success of
    “A good review by this critic will make your play!”

    antonyms:

    break

    cause the failure or ruin of

    type of:

    assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure

    make certain of
38. verb

    add up to
    “four and four make eight”

    type of:

    add up, amount, come, number, total

    add up in number or quantity
39. verb

    amount to
    “This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living”

    type of:

    amount

    be tantamount or equivalent to
40. verb

    consider as being
    “It wasn't the problem some people made it”

    type of:

    consider, reckon, regard, see, view

    deem to be
41. verb

    calculate as being
    “I make the height about 100 feet”

    synonyms:

    draw

    make, formulate, or derive in the mind

    type of:

    approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge

    judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
42. verb

    cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
    “make my day”

    type of:

    alter, change, modify

    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
43. verb

    develop into
    “He will make a splendid father!”

    type of:

    develop, grow

    grow emotionally or mature
44. verb

    be or be capable of being changed or made into
    “He makes a great host”

    “He will make a fine father”

    type of:

    become

    come into existence
45. 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”

    type of:

    appear, look, seem

    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
46. verb

    represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
    “She makes like an actress”

    synonyms: make believe, pretend

    affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham

    make believe with the intent to deceive

    types:

    go through the motions

    pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it

    type of:

    act, play, represent

    play a role or part
47. noun

    a recognizable kind
    “what make of car is that?”

    synonyms: brand

    type of:

    form, kind, sort, variety

    a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
48. verb

    eliminate urine
    “Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug”

    synonyms:

    urinate

    pass after the manner of urine

    ca-ca, defecate, stool

    have a bowel movement

    types:

    wet

    make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating

    stale

    urinate, of cattle and horses

    type of:

    egest, eliminate, excrete, pass

    eliminate from the body
49. verb

    have a bowel movement
    “The dog had made in the flower beds”

    synonyms: ca-ca, defecate, stool

    types:

    dung

    defecate; used of animals

    type of:

    egest, eliminate, excrete, pass

    eliminate from the body
50. verb

    induce to have sex
    synonyms:

    seduce

    lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct

    type of:

    persuade

    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
51. noun

    the act of mixing cards haphazardly
    synonyms: shuffle, shuffling

    types:

    reshuffle, reshuffling

    shuffling again

    riffle

    shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

    type of:

    reordering

    a rearrangement in a different order