Make (n.) A companion |
Make (v. t.) To cause to exist |
Make (v. t.) To form of materials |
Make (v. t.) To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false |
Make (v. t.) To bring about |
Make (v. t.) To execute with the requisite formalities |
Make (v. t.) To gain, as the result of one's efforts |
Make (v. t.) To find, as the result of calculation or computation |
Make (v. t.) To put a desired or desirable condition |
Make (v. t.) To cause to be or become |
Make (v. t.) To cause to appear to be |
Make (v. t.) To require |
Make (v. t.) To become |
Make (v. t.) To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials |
Make (v. t.) To be engaged or concerned in. |
Make (v. t.) To reach |
Make (v. i.) To act in a certain manner |
Make (v. i.) To proceed |
Make (v. i.) To tend |
Make (v. i.) To increase |
Make (v. i.) To compose verses |
Make (n.) Structure, texture, constitution of parts |
Make-belief (n.) A feigning to believe |
Make-believe (n.) A feigning to believe, as in the play of children |
Make-believe (a.) Feigned |
Make-game (n.) An object of ridicule |
Make-peace (n.) A peacemaker. |
Make-up (n.) The way in which the parts of anything are put together |
Present (a.) Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits |
Present (a.) Now existing, or in process |
Present (a.) Not delayed |
Present (a.) Ready |
Present (a.) Favorably attentive |
Present (a.) Present time |
Present (a.) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing |
Present (a.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense. |
Present (a.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior |
Present (a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice |
Present (a.) To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner |
Present (a.) To make a gift of |
Present (a.) Hence: To endow |
Present (a.) To present |
Present (a.) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice |
Present (a.) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . |
Present (a.) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc. |
Present (a.) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry |
Present (a.) To bring an indictment against . |
Present (a.) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon |
Present (v. i.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination |
Present (n.) Anything presented or given |
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 |
makeup make-up war paint | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance |
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? |
present present tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking |
historical present | the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states |
present participle | a participle expressing present action, in English is formed by adding -ing |
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 |
conciliator make-peace pacifier peacemaker reconciler | someone who tries to bring peace |
present | something presented as a gift, his tie was a present from his wife |
birthday present birthday gift | a present given in celebration of a person's birthday |
Christmas present Christmas gift | a present given at Christmas time |
wedding present wedding gift | a present given to someone getting married |
present progressive present progressive tense | a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance |
present perfect present perfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present, `I have finished' is an example of the present perfect |
clear and present danger | a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged, no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety |
present nowadays | the period of time that is happening now, any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech, that is enough for the present, he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow |
here and now present moment moment | at this time, the disappointments of the here and now, she is studying at the moment |
modern times present times modern world contemporary world | the circumstances and ideas of the present age, in modern times like these |
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 |
decide make up one's mind determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something, We finally decided after lengthy deliberations |
make c | calculate as being, I make the height aboutfeet |
make | consider as being, It wasn't the problem some people made it |
draw make | 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? |
make out | try to establish, She made out that she know nothing about the crime |
reconcile patch up make up conciliate settle | come to terms, After some discussion we finally made up |
induce stimulate cause have get make | 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 |