Making — synonyms, making antonyms, definition

1. making (a)

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2. making (Noun)

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making (Noun) — The act that results in something coming to be. ex. "the making of measurements" ex. "it was already in the making"

making (Noun) — An attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something. ex. "she has the makings of fine musician"

making (Noun) — (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something. ex. "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"

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3. making (Verb)

arriving at attaining bringing in ca-caing causing clearing constituting constructing cooking crapping creating defecating doing drawing earning establishing fixing gaining getting getting to • • • breaking unmaking

making (Verb) — Engage in. ex. "make love, not war" ex. "make an effort" ex. "make revolution"

making (Verb) — Give certain properties to something. ex. "She made us look silly" ex. "He made a fool of himself at the meeting" ex. "Don't make this into a big deal" ex. "This invention will make you a millionaire" ex. "Make yourself clear"

making (Verb) — Make or cause to be or to become. ex. "make a mess in one's office"

making (Verb) — Make someone or something act in a particular way or do a particular thing. ex. "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

making (Verb) — Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally. ex. "make a stir"

making (Verb) — Create or manufacture a man-made product. ex. "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

making (Verb) — Make, formulate, or derive in the mind. ex. "make an estimate" ex. "What do you make of his remarks?"

making (Verb) — Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way. ex. "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!" ex. "Heat makes you sweat"

making (Verb) — Create by artistic means. ex. "Auden made verses"

making (Verb) — Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages. ex. "How much do you make a month in your new job?"

making (Verb) — Create or design, often in a certain way. ex. "make my room in blue"

making (Verb) — To compose or represent. ex. "The branches made a roof" ex. "This makes a fine introduction"

making (Verb) — Reach a goal, e.g. "make the first team". ex. "We made it!" ex. "She may not make the grade"

making (Verb) — Be or be capable of being changed or made into. ex. "He makes a great host" ex. "He will make a fine father"

making (Verb) — Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. ex. "make a dress" ex. "make a cake" ex. "make a wall of stones"

making (Verb) — Perform or carry out. ex. "make a decision" ex. "make a move" ex. "make advances" ex. "make a phone call"

making (Verb) — Make by combining materials and parts. ex. "this little pig made his house out of straw"

making (Verb) — Change from one form into another. ex. "make water into wine" ex. "make lead into gold" ex. "make clay into bricks"

making (Verb) — Act in a certain way so as to acquire. ex. "make friends" ex. "make enemies"

making (Verb) — Charge with a function; charge to be. ex. "She was made president of the club"

making (Verb) — Achieve a point or goal. ex. "She made 29 points that day"

making (Verb) — Be at the destination after some time, either real or abstract; come to a given position. ex. "We barely made it to the finish line"

making (Verb) — Institute, enact; formally write. ex. "make laws"

making (Verb) — Carry out or commit. ex. "make a mistake"

making (Verb) — Form by assembling individuals or constituents. ex. "Make a quorum"

making (Verb) — Organize or be responsible for. ex. "have, throw, or make a party"

making (Verb) — Put in order or neaten. ex. "make the bed" ex. "make up a room"

making (Verb) — Head into a specified direction. ex. "We made for the mountains"

making (Verb) — Have a bowel movement. ex. "The dog had made in the flower beds"

making (Verb) — Undergo fabrication or creation. ex. "This wool makes into a nice sweater"

making (Verb) — Be suitable for. ex. "Wood makes good furniture"

making (Verb) — (arithmetic) add up to. ex. "four and four make eight"

making (Verb) — Amount to. ex. "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"

making (Verb) — Constitute the essence of. ex. "Clothes make the man"

making (Verb) — Appear to begin an activity. ex. "He made to speak but said nothing in the end" ex. "She made as if to say hello to us"

making (Verb) — Proceed along a path. ex. "make one's way into the forest"

making (Verb) — Reach in time. ex. "We barely made the plane"

making (Verb) — Gather and light the materials for. ex. "make a fire"

making (Verb) — (of food) combine or process (e.g. heat) to make ready for eating. ex. "can you make me an omelette?"

making (Verb) — Induce to have sex. ex. "Harry made Sally"

making (Verb) — Assure the success of. ex. "A good review by this critic will make your play!"

making (Verb) — Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like. ex. "She makes like an actress"

making (Verb) — Consider as being. ex. "It wasn't the problem some people made it"

making (Verb) — Calculate as being. ex. "I make the height about 100 feet"

making (Verb) — Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable. ex. "make my day"

making (Verb) — Favour the development of. ex. "Practice makes the winner"

making (Verb) — Develop into. ex. "He will make a splendid father!"

making (Verb) — Behave in a certain way. ex. "make merry"

making (Verb) — Eliminate urine. ex. "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"

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