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Noun

S: (n) brand (brand%1:09:00::), make (make%1:09:00::) (a recognizable kind) "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
S: (n) shuffle (shuffle%1:04:00::), shuffling (shuffling%1:04:00::), make (make%1:04:00::) (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)

Verb

S: (v) make (make%2:41:00::), do (do%2:41:01::) (engage in) "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
S: (v) make (make%2:30:00::), get (get%2:30:01::) (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"
S: (v) make (make%2:36:00::), create (create%2:36:00::) (make or cause to be or to become) "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
S: (v) induce (induce%2:32:00::), stimulate (stimulate%2:32:01::), cause (cause%2:32:00::), have (have%2:32:00::), get (get%2:32:00::), make (make%2:32:00::) (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"
S: (v) cause (cause%2:36:00::), do (do%2:36:02::), make (make%2:36:08::) (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally) "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
S: (v) produce (produce%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:01::), create (create%2:36:03::) (create or manufacture a man-made product) "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
S: (v) draw (draw%2:31:00::), make (make%2:31:00::) (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?"
S: (v) make (make%2:36:15::) (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"
S: (v) create (create%2:36:13::), make (make%2:36:09::) (create by artistic means) "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
S: (v) gain (gain%2:40:00::), take in (take_in%2:40:00::), clear (clear%2:40:00::), make (make%2:40:01::), earn (earn%2:40:01::), realize (realize%2:40:01::), realise (realise%2:40:01::), pull in (pull_in%2:40:00::), bring in (bring_in%2:40:01::) (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"
S: (v) do (do%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:05::) (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"
S: (v) form (form%2:42:00::), constitute (constitute%2:42:03::), make (make%2:42:05::) (to compose or represent) "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
S: (v) reach (reach%2:38:06::), make (make%2:38:02::), get to (get_to%2:38:02::), progress to (progress_to%2:38:00::) (reach a goal) "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
S: (v) make (make%2:42:00::) (be or be capable of being changed or made into) "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
S: (v) make (make%2:36:11::) (make by shaping or bringing together constituents) "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
S: (v) make (make%2:36:12::) (perform or carry out) "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
S: (v) construct (construct%2:36:00::), build (build%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:13::) (make by combining materials and parts) "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
S: (v) make (make%2:30:15::) (change from one form into another) "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
S: (v) make (make%2:29:08::) (act in a certain way so as to acquire) "make friends"; "make enemies"
S: (v) name (name%2:41:01::), nominate (nominate%2:41:01::), make (make%2:41:03::) (charge with a function; charge to be) "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
S: (v) have (have%2:40:02::), get (get%2:40:01::), make (make%2:40:02::) (achieve a point or goal) "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
S: (v) reach (reach%2:38:01::), make (make%2:38:00::), attain (attain%2:38:01::), hit (hit%2:38:00::), arrive at (arrive_at%2:38:00::), gain (gain%2:38:00::) (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"
S: (v) lay down (lay_down%2:31:00::), establish (establish%2:31:02::), make (make%2:31:13::) (institute, enact, or establish) "make laws"
S: (v) make (make%2:41:13::) (carry out or commit) "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
S: (v) make (make%2:41:01::) (form by assembling individuals or constituents) "Make a quorum"
S: (v) hold (hold%2:36:00::), throw (throw%2:36:08::), have (have%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:04::), give (give%2:36:02::) (organize or be responsible for) "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
S: (v) make (make%2:30:02::), make up (make_up%2:30:00::) (put in order or neaten) "make the bed"; "make up a room"
S: (v) take (take%2:38:05::), make (make%2:38:05::) (head into a specified direction) "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
S: (v) stool (stool%2:29:00::), defecate (defecate%2:29:00::), shit (shit%2:29:00::), take a shit (take_a_shit%2:29:00::), take a crap (take_a_crap%2:29:00::), ca-ca (ca-ca%2:29:00::), crap (crap%2:29:00::), make (make%2:29:00::) (have a bowel movement) "The dog had made in the flower beds"
S: (v) make (make%2:42:09::) (undergo fabrication or creation) "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
S: (v) make (make%2:42:13::) (be suitable for) "Wood makes good furniture"
S: (v) make (make%2:42:12::) (add up to) "four and four make eight"
S: (v) make (make%2:42:11::) (amount to) "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
S: (v) make (make%2:42:15::) (constitute the essence of) "Clothes make the man"
S: (v) make (make%2:39:12::) (appear to begin an activity) "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
S: (v) make (make%2:38:10::), work (work%2:38:00::) (proceed along a path) "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
S: (v) make (make%2:38:15::) (reach in time) "We barely made the plane"
S: (v) make (make%2:36:10::) (gather and light the materials for) "make a fire"
S: (v) cook (cook%2:36:00::), fix (fix%2:36:00::), ready (ready%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:07::), prepare (prepare%2:36:01::) (prepare for eating by applying heat) "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
S: (v) seduce (seduce%2:35:00::), score (score%2:35:01::), make (make%2:35:13::) (induce to have sex) "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
S: (v) make (make%2:32:14::) (assure the success of) "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
S: (v) make (make%2:32:09::), pretend (pretend%2:32:01::), make believe (make_believe%2:32:01::) (represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like) "She makes like an actress"
S: (v) make (make%2:31:10::) (consider as being) "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
S: (v) make (make%2:31:12::) (calculate as being) "I make the height about 100 feet"
S: (v) make (make%2:30:10::) (cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable) "make my day"
S: (v) make (make%2:30:14::) (favor the development of) "Practice makes the winner"
S: (v) make (make%2:30:12::) (develop into) "He will make a splendid father!"
S: (v) make (make%2:29:06::) (behave in a certain way) "make merry"
S: (v) make (make%2:29:01::), urinate (urinate%2:29:00::), piddle (piddle%2:29:00::), puddle (puddle%2:29:00::), micturate (micturate%2:29:00::), piss (piss%2:29:00::), pee (pee%2:29:00::), pee-pee (pee-pee%2:29:00::), make water (make_water%2:29:00::), relieve oneself (relieve_oneself%2:29:00::), take a leak (take_a_leak%2:29:00::), spend a penny (spend_a_penny%2:29:00::), wee (wee%2:29:00::), wee-wee (wee-wee%2:29:00::), pass water (pass_water%2:29:00::) (eliminate urine) "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"