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  1. [noun] a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
    Synonyms: brand

  2. [noun] the act of mixing cards haphazardly
    Synonyms: shuffle, shuffling

  3. [verb] engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
    Synonyms: do

  4. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: get

  5. [verb] make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
    Synonyms: create

  6. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get

  7. [verb] give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
    Synonyms: cause, do

  8. [verb] create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
    Synonyms: produce, create

  9. [verb] 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?"
    Synonyms: draw

  10. [verb] 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"

  11. [verb] create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
    Synonyms: create

  12. [verb] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "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"
    Synonyms: gain, take in, clear, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in

  13. [verb] create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
    Synonyms: do

  14. [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: form, constitute

  15. [verb] reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
    Synonyms: reach, get to, progress to

  16. [verb] be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

  17. [verb] make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

  18. [verb] perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"

  19. [verb] make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
    Synonyms: construct, build

  20. [verb] change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"

  21. [verb] act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

  22. [verb] charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
    Synonyms: name, nominate

  23. [verb] achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
    Synonyms: have, get

  24. [verb] reach a destination, either real or abstract; "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"
    Synonyms: reach, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

  25. [verb] institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
    Synonyms: lay down, establish

  26. [verb] carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"

  27. [verb] add up to; "four and four make eight"

  28. [verb] form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof"

  29. [verb] organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
    Synonyms: hold, throw, have, give

  30. [verb] prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
    Synonyms: cook, fix, ready, prepare

  31. [verb] put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
    Synonyms: up

  32. [verb] head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
    Synonyms: take

  33. [verb] have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
    Synonyms: stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap

  34. [verb] undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"

  35. [verb] be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"

  36. [verb] amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"

  37. [verb] constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

  38. [verb] appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us"

  39. [verb] proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
    Synonyms: work

  40. [verb] reach in time; "We barely made the plane"

  41. [verb] gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

  42. [verb] induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
    Synonyms: seduce, score

  43. [verb] assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"

  44. [verb] represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
    Synonyms: pretend, believe

  45. [verb] consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"

  46. [verb] calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"

  47. [verb] cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"

  48. [verb] favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"

  49. [verb] develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"

  50. [verb] behave in a certain way; "make merry"

  51. [verb] eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
    Synonyms: urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water

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