a recognizable kind; theres a new brand of hero in the movies now; what make of car is that?

[ Syn: brand ]

the act of mixing cards haphazardly

[ Syn: shuffle , shuffling ]

engage in; make love, not war; make an effort; do research; do nothing; make revolution

[ Syn: do ]

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

[ Syn: gain , take in , clear , earn , realize , realise , pull in , bring in ]

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

[ Syn: do ]

to compose or represent:This wall forms the background of the stage setting; The branches made a roof; This makes a fine introduction

[ Syn: form , constitute ]

reach a goal, e.g., make the first team; We made it!; She may not make the grade

[ Syn: reach , get to , progress to ]

be or be capable of being changed or made into; He makes a great host; He will make a fine father'

make by shaping or bringing together constituents; make a dress; make a cake; make a wall of stones'

perform or carry out; make a decision; make a move; make advances; make a phone call'

make by combining materials and parts; this little pig made his house out of straw; Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer

[ Syn: construct , build ]

change from one form into another; make water into wine; make lead into gold; make clay into bricks'

act in a certain way so as to acquire; make friends; make enemies'

give certain properties to something; get someone mad; She made us look silly; He made a fool of himself at the meeting; Dont make this into a big deal; This invention will make you a millionaire; Make yourself clear

[ Syn: get ]

charge with a function; charge to be; She was named Head of the Committee; She was made president of the club

[ Syn: name , nominate ]

achieve a point or goal; Nicklaus had a 70; The Brazilian team got 4 goals; She made 29 points that day

[ Syn: have , get ]

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

[ Syn: reach , attain , hit , arrive at , gain ]

institute, enact, or establish; make laws

[ Syn: lay down , establish ]

carry out or commit; make a mistake; commit a faux-pas'

form by assembling individuals or constituents; Make a quorum'

organize or be responsible for; hold a reception; have, throw, or make a party; give a course

[ Syn: hold , throw , have , give ]

put in order or neaten; make the bed; make up a room

[ Syn: make up ]

head into a specified direction; The escaped convict took to the hills; We made for the mountains

[ Syn: take ]

have a bowel movement; The dog had made in the flower beds

[ Syn: stool , defecate , shit , take a shit , take a crap , ca-ca , crap ]

make or cause to be or to become; make a mess in ones office; create a furor

[ Syn: create ]

undergo fabrication or creation; This wool makes into a nice sweater'

be suitable for; Wood makes good furniture'

add up to; four and four make eight'

amount to; This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living'

constitute the essence of; Clothes make the man'

appear to begin an activity; He made to speak but said nothing in the end; She made as if to say hello to us'

proceed along a path; work ones way through the crowd; make ones way into the forest

[ Syn: work ]

reach in time; We barely made the plane'

gather and light the materials for; make a fire'

prepare for eating by applying heat; Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please

[ Syn: cook , fix , ready , prepare ]

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

[ Syn: induce , stimulate , cause , have , get ]

induce to have sex; Harry finally seduced Sally; Did you score last night?; Harry made Sally

[ Syn: seduce , score ]

assure the success of; A good review by this critic will make your play!'

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; She makes like an actress

[ Syn: pretend , make believe ]

consider as being; It wasn't the problem some people made it'

calculate as being; I make the height about 100 feet'

cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; make my day'

favor the development of; Practice makes the winner'

develop into; He will make a splendid father!'

behave in a certain way; make merry'

eliminate urine; Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug

[ Syn: urinate , piddle , puddle , micturate , piss , pee , pee-pee , make water , relieve oneself , take a leak , spend a penny , wee , wee-wee , pass water ]

give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; cause a commotion; make a stir; cause an accident

[ Syn: cause , do ]

create or manufacture a man-made product; We produce more cars than we can sell; The company has been making toys for two centuries

[ Syn: produce , create ]

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?

[ Syn: draw ]

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'

create by artistic means; create a poem; Schoenberg created twelve-tone music; Picasso created Cubism; Auden made verses

[ Syn: create ]