Unscramble make

Definition of make

noun:

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

verb:

• engage in; "make love, not war", "make an effort", "do research", "do nothing", "make revolution". Synonyms: do.
• 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.
• make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office", "create a furor". Synonyms: create.
• 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: cause, get, have, induce, stimulate.
• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion", "make a stir", "cause an accident". Synonyms: 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". Synonyms: create, produce.
• 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.
• 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". Synonyms: create.
• 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: bring in, clear, earn, gain, pull in, realise, realize, take 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". Synonyms: do. Antonyms: unmake.
• to compose or represent:; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting", "The branches made a roof", "This makes a fine introduction". Synonyms: constitute, form.
• reach a goal, e.g.,; "make the first team", "We made it!", "She may not make the grade". Synonyms: get to, progress to, reach.
• 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". Synonyms: build, construct.
• 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".
• charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee", "She was made president of the club". Synonyms: name, nominate.
• achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70", "The Brazilian team got 4 goals", "She made 29 points that day". Synonyms: get, have.
• 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: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, reach.
• institute, enact, or establish; "make laws". Synonyms: establish, lay down.
• 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". Synonyms: give, have, hold, throw.
• put in order or neaten; "make the bed", "make up a room". Synonyms: make up.
• head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills", "We made for the mountains". Synonyms: take.
• have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds". Synonyms: ca-ca, crap, defecate, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit.
• 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 one's way through the crowd", "make one's way into the forest". Synonyms: 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". Synonyms: cook, fix, prepare, ready.
• induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally", "Did you score last night?", "Harry made Sally". Synonyms: score, seduce.
• assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!". Antonyms: break.
• represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress". Synonyms: make believe, pretend.
• 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". Synonyms: make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee.

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bake, cake, fake, hake, lake, mace, made, mak, maker, mako, male, mane, mare, mate, maze, mike, moke, rake, sake, take, wake.

Rhymes with

ache, awake, bake, blake, brake, break, cake, drake, fake, flake, forsake, haik, hake, lake, mistake, opaque, partake, quake, rake, remake.