n.

1. a recognizable kind;
   brand
   
   • there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
   • what make of car is that?
2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly;
   shuffle, shuffling

v.

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