makeshift stopgap make-do | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency |
shuffle shuffling make | the act of mixing cards haphazardly |
busywork make-work | active work of little value, while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork |
make-believe pretend | the enactment of a pretense, it was just pretend |
bureaucratic procedure red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape Scotch tape Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
magnetic tape mag tape tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
makeup make-up war paint | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening, he used a piece of tape for a belt, he wrapped a tape around the package |
tape tape recording taping | a recording made on magnetic tape, the several recordings were combined on a master tape |
tape tapeline tape measure | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths, the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
tape cartridge | a cartridge containing magnetic tape, for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems |
tape deck | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers), a component in an audio system |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
tape recorder tape machine | a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape |
constitution composition physical composition makeup make-up | the way in which someone or something is composed |
pretense pretence make-believe | imaginative intellectual play |
brand make | a recognizable kind, there's a new brand of hero in the movies now, what make of car is that? |
makeup make-up | an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event, he missed the test and had to take a makeup, the two teams played a makeup one week later |
tape | the finishing line for a foot race, he broke the tape in record time |
conciliator make-peace pacifier peacemaker reconciler | someone who tries to bring peace |
tape grass eelgrass wild celery Vallisneria spiralis | submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves, Old World and Australia |
paper tape | a long narrow strip of paper |
ticker tape | a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written |
make | act in a certain way so as to acquire, make friends, make enemies |
relax unstrain unlax loosen up unwind make relaxed | cause to feel relaxed, A hot bath always relaxes me |
grimace make a face pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state, He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do |
make up | apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier, She makes herself up every morning |
f make urinate piddle puddle micturate piss pee pee-pee make water relieve oneself take a leak spend a penny wee wee-wee pass water | eliminate urine, Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug |
stool defecate shit take a shit take a crap ca-ca crap make | have a bowel movement, The dog had made in the flower beds |
make | behave in a certain way, make merry |
make as if | begin or appear to begin an action, He made as if to shake my hand |
make get | 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 |
develop make grow | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development, The perfect climate here develops the grain, He developed a new kind of apple |
make make up | put in order or neaten, make the bed, make up a room |
fill fill up make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense, fill a container, fill the child with pride |
purify sublimate make pure distill | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation, purify the water |
make c | develop into, He will make a splendid father! |
save make unnecessary | make unnecessary an expenditure or effort, This will save money, I'll save you the trouble, This will save you a lot of time |
make f | change from one form into another, make water into wine, make lead into gold, make clay into bricks |
make e | favor the development of, Practice makes the winner |
make | cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable, make my day |
make out | comprehend, I cannot make out what this politician is saying |
lay down establish make d | institute, enact, or establish, make laws |