Makeverb
(transitive) To create.
Typenoun
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
âThis type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane.â;
Makeverb
To build, construct, or produce.
âWe made a bird feeder for our yard.â; âI'll make a man out of him yet.â;
Typenoun
An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
Makeverb
To write or compose.
âI made a poem for her wedding.â; âHe made a will.â;
Typenoun
An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
Makeverb
To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
âmake warâ; âThey were just a bunch of ne'er-do-wells who went around making trouble for honest men.â;
Typenoun
A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.
Makeverb
(religious) To create as, earth, heaven, stars, etc.
âGod made earth and heaven.â;
Typenoun
(uncountable) Such types collectively, or a set of type of one font or size.
Makeverb
To behave, to act.
âTo make like a deer caught in the headlights.â; âThey made nice together, as if their fight never happened.â; âHe made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.â;
Typenoun
Text printed with such type, or imitating its characteristics.
âThe headline was set in bold type.â;
Makeverb
(intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
Typenoun
(taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
âthe type of a genus, family, etc.â;
Makeverb
To constitute.
âThey make a cute couple.â; âThis makes the third infraction.â; âOne swallow does not a summer make.â;
Typenoun
Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
âWe can't get along: he's just not my type.â; âHe was exactly her type.â;
Makeverb
To interpret.
âI donât know what to make of it.â;
Typenoun
(medicine) A blood group.
Makeverb
To bring into success.
âThis company is what made you.â; âShe married into wealth and so has it made.â;
Typenoun
(theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
Makeverb
To cause to be.
âThe citizens made their objections clear.â; âThis might make you a bit woozy.â; âDid I make myself heard?â; âScotch will make you a man.â;
Typenoun
(computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations; a data type.
Makeverb
To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
Typenoun
(fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
Makeverb
To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
âYou're making her cry.â; âI was made to feel like a criminal.â;
Typenoun
(chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
âThe fundamental types used to express the simplest and most essential chemical relations are hydrochloric acid, water, ammonia, and methane.â;
Makeverb
To force to do.
âThe teacher made the student study.â; âDonât let them make you suffer.â;
Typenoun
(mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)
âCategorial grammar is like a combination of context-free grammar and types.â;
Makeverb
To indicate or suggest to be.
âHis past mistakes donât make him a bad person.â;
Typeverb
To put text on paper using a typewriter.
Makeverb
To cover neatly with bedclothes.
Typeverb
To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
Makeverb
To recognise, identify.
Typeverb
To determine the blood type of.
âThe doctor ordered the lab to type the patient for a blood transfusion.â;
Makeverb
To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
âWe should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.â;
Typeverb
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
Makeverb
To proceed (in a direction).
âThey made westward over the snowy mountains.â; âMake for the hills! It's a wildfire!â; âThey made away from the fire toward the river.â;
Typeverb
To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
Makeverb
(transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
Typeverb
To categorize into types.
Makeverb
(transitive) To move at (a speed).
âThe ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.â; âThis baby can make 220 miles an hour.â;
Typenoun
The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed sign; emblem.
âThe faith they have in tennis, and tall stockings,Short blistered breeches, and those types of travel.â;
Makeverb
To appoint; to name.
Typenoun
Form or character impressed; style; semblance.
âThy father bears the type of king of Naples.â;
Makeverb
To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
Typenoun
A figure or representation of something to come; a token; a sign; a symbol; - correlative to antitype.
âA type is no longer a type when the thing typified comes to be actually exhibited.â;
Makeverb
To defecate or urinate.
Typenoun
That which possesses or exemplifies characteristic qualities; the representative.
âSince the time of Cuvier and Baer . . . the whole animal kingdom has been universally held to be divisible into a small number of main divisions or types.â;
Makeverb
(transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
âThey hope to make a bigger profit.â; âHe didn't make the choir after his voice changed.â; âShe made ten points in that game.â;
Typenoun
The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
Makeverb
(transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
Typenoun
A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character, cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing.
Makeverb
To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
Typenoun
A simple compound, used as a model or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
Makeverb
To enact; to establish.
Typeverb
To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
Makeverb
To develop into; to prove to be.
âShe'll make a fine president.â;
Typeverb
To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
âLet us type them now in our own lives.â;
Makeverb
To form or formulate in the mind.
âmake plansâ; âmade a questionable decisionâ;
Typenoun
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing;
âwhat type of sculpture do you prefer?â;
Makeverb
To perform a feat.
âmake a leapâ; âmake a passâ; âmake a u-turnâ;
Typenoun
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities);
âa real characterâ; âa strange characterâ; âa friendly eccentricâ; âthe capable typeâ; âa mental caseâ;
Makeverb
(obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
Typenoun
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
Makeverb
(obsolete) To increase; to augment; to accrue.
Typenoun
printed characters;
âsmall type is hard to readâ;
Makeverb
(obsolete) To be engaged or concerned in.
Typenoun
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper;
âhe dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them upâ;
Makeverb
To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
Typenoun
all of the tokens of the same symbol;
âthe word `element' contains five different types of characterâ;
Makeverb
To take the virginity of.
Typeverb
write by means of a keyboard with types;
âtype the acceptance letter, pleaseâ;
Makenoun
(often of a car) Brand or kind; often paired with model. t
âWhat make of car do you drive?â;
Typeverb
identify as belonging to a certain type;
âSuch people can practically be typedâ;
Makenoun
How a thing is made; construction. s
Typenoun
a category of people or things having common characteristics
âblood typesâ; âthis type of heather grows better in a drier habitatâ;
Makenoun
Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture. s
âThe camera was of German make.â;
Typenoun
a person of a specified character or nature
âtwo sporty types in tracksuitsâ;
Makenoun
(uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials. s
Typenoun
the sort of person one likes or finds attractive
âshe's not really my typeâ;
Makenoun
(dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing. s
Typenoun
a person or thing exemplifying the ideal or defining characteristics of something
âshe characterized his witty sayings as the type of modern wisdomâ;
Makenoun
A person's character or disposition. s
Typenoun
an object, conception, or work of art serving as a model for subsequent artists.
Makenoun
(bridge) The declaration of the trump for a hand.
Typenoun
a symbol of someone or something
âthe dolphin is a conventional type of Christâ;
Makenoun
(physics) The closing of an electrical circuit. s
Typenoun
a person or event in the Old Testament taken as a foreshadowing of someone or something in the New Testament.
Makenoun
(computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
Typenoun
an organism or taxon chosen as having the essential characteristics of its group.
Makenoun
(slang) Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence. s
Typenoun
short for type specimen
Makenoun
Past or future target of seduction (usually female). s
Typenoun
characters or letters that are printed or shown on a screen
âbold typeâ;
Makenoun
A promotion.
Typenoun
a piece of metal with a raised letter or character on its upper surface, for use in letterpress printing.
Makenoun
A home-made project
Typenoun
metal types used in letterpress printing
âthe first European printing of books began in 1454 with the invention of movable typeâ;
Makenoun
(basketball) A made basket.
Typenoun
a design on either side of a medal or coin.
Makenoun
(dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion.
Typenoun
an abstract category or class of linguistic item or unit, as distinct from actual occurrences in speech or writing.
Makenoun
A halfpenny.
Typeverb
write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys
âhe typed out the second draftâ; âI'm learning to typeâ;
Makenoun
A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
âFor in this world no woman isWorthy to be my make.â;
Typeverb
determine the type to which (a person or their blood or tissue) belongs
âthe kidney was typedâ;
Makenoun
Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.
âIt our perfection of so frail a makeAs every plot can undermine and shake?â;
Makeverb
To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create.
âHe . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf.â;
Makeverb
To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; - often with up; as, to make up a story.
âAnd Art, with her contending, doth aspireTo excel the natural with made delights.â;
Makeverb
To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast.
âWho made thee a prince and a judge over us?â; âSee, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh.â;
Makeverb
To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; - often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.
âCall for Samson, that he may make us sport.â; âWealth maketh many friends.â; âI will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of the faults which I have made.â;
Makeverb
To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.
âHe is not that goose and ass that Valla would make him.â;
Makeverb
To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc.
âHe accuseth Neptune unjustly who makes shipwreck a second time.â;
Makeverb
To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; - followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
âI will make them hear my words.â; âThey should be made to rise at their early hour.â;
Makeverb
To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day.
âWho makes or ruins with a smile or frown.â;
Makeverb
To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing.
âAnd old cloak makes a new jerkin.â;
Makeverb
To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to; as, a pound of ham makes a hearty meal.
âThe heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,Make but one temple for the Deity.â;
Makeverb
To be engaged or concerned in.
âGomez, what makest thou here, with a whole brotherhood of city bailiffs?â;
Makeverb
To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of.
âThey that sail in the middle can make no land of either side.â; âIf a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they made him away.â; âMake the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement.â; âHe was all made up of love and charms!â;
Makeverb
To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; - often in the phrase to meddle or make.
âA scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.â;
Makeverb
To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen.
Makeverb
To tend; to contribute; to have effect; - with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage.
âFollow after the things which make for peace.â; âConsiderations infiniteDo make against it.â;
Makeverb
To increase; to augment; to accrue.
Makeverb
To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
âTo solace him some time, as I do when I make.â; âJoshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled.â; âMy lord of London maketh as though he were greatly displeased with me.â;
Makenoun
a recognizable kind;
âthere's a new brand of hero in the movies nowâ; âwhat make of car is that?â;
Makenoun
the act of mixing cards haphazardly
Makeverb
engage in;
âmake love, not warâ; âmake an effortâ; âdo researchâ; âdo nothingâ; âmake revolutionâ;
Makeverb
give certain properties to something;
âget someone madâ; âShe made us look sillyâ; âHe made a fool of himself at the meetingâ; âDon't make this into a big dealâ; âThis invention will make you a millionaireâ; âMake yourself clearâ;
Makeverb
make or cause to be or to become;
âmake a mess in one's officeâ; âcreate a furorâ;
Makeverb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
âThe ads induced me to buy a VCRâ; âMy children finally got me to buy a computerâ; âMy wife made me buy a new sofaâ;
Makeverb
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;
âcause a commotionâ; âmake a stirâ; âcause an accidentâ;
Makeverb
create or manufacture a man-made product;
âWe produce more cars than we can sellâ; âThe company has been making toys for two centuriesâ;
Makeverb
make, formulate, or derive in the mind;
âI draw a line hereâ; âdraw a conclusionâ; âdraw parallelsâ; âmake an estimateâ; âWhat do you make of his remarks?â;
Makeverb
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way;
âPeople cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!â; âHeat makes you sweatâ;
Makeverb
create by artistic means;
âcreate a poemâ; âSchoenberg created twelve-tone musicâ; âPicasso created Cubismâ; âAuden made versesâ;
Makeverb
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
âHow much do you make a month in your new job?â; âShe earns a lot in her new jobâ; âthis merger brought in lots of moneyâ; âHe clears $5,000 each monthâ;
Makeverb
create or design, often in a certain way;
âDo my room in blueâ; âI did this piece in wood to express my love for the forestâ;
Makeverb
to compose or represent:
âThis wall forms the background of the stage settingâ; âThe branches made a roofâ; âThis makes a fine introductionâ;
Makeverb
reach a goal, e.g.,
âmake the first teamâ; âWe made it!â; âShe may not make the gradeâ;
Makeverb
be or be capable of being changed or made into;
âHe makes a great hostâ; âHe will make a fine fatherâ;
Makeverb
make by shaping or bringing together constituents;
âmake a dressâ; âmake a cakeâ; âmake a wall of stonesâ;
Makeverb
perform or carry out;
âmake a decisionâ; âmake a moveâ; âmake advancesâ; âmake a phone callâ;
Makeverb
make by combining materials and parts;
âthis little pig made his house out of strawâ; âSome eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmerâ;
Makeverb
change from one form into another;
âmake water into wineâ; âmake lead into goldâ; âmake clay into bricksâ;
Makeverb
act in a certain way so as to acquire;
âmake friendsâ; âmake enemiesâ;
Makeverb
charge with a function; charge to be;
âShe was named Head of the Committeeâ; âShe was made president of the clubâ;
Makeverb
achieve a point or goal;
âNicklaus had a 70â; âThe Brazilian team got 4 goalsâ; âShe made 29 points that dayâ;
Makeverb
reach a destination, either real or abstract;
âWe hit Detroit by noonâ; âThe water reached the doorstepâ; âWe barely made it to the finish lineâ; âI have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend startsâ;
Makeverb
institute, enact, or establish;
âmake lawsâ;
Makeverb
carry out or commit;
âmake a mistakeâ; âcommit a faux-pasâ;
Makeverb
add up to;
âfour and four make eightâ;
Makeverb
form by assembling individuals or constituents;
âMake a quorumâ; âThe branches made a roofâ;
Makeverb
organize or be responsible for;
âhold a receptionâ; âhave, throw, or make a partyâ; âgive a courseâ;
Makeverb
prepare for eating by applying heat;
âCook me dinner, pleaseâ; âcan you make me an omelette?â; âfix breakfast for the guests, pleaseâ;
Makeverb
put in order or neaten;
âmake the bedâ; âmake up a roomâ;
Makeverb
head into a specified direction;
âThe escaped convict took to the hillsâ; âWe made for the mountainsâ;
Makeverb
have a bowel movement;
âThe dog had made in the flower bedsâ;
Makeverb
undergo fabrication or creation;
âThis wool makes into a nice sweaterâ;
Makeverb
be suitable for;
âWood makes good furnitureâ;
Makeverb
amount to;
âThis salary increase makes no difference to my standard of livingâ;
Makeverb
constitute the essence of;
âClothes make the manâ;
Makeverb
appear to begin an activity;
âHe made to speak but said nothing i the endâ; âShe made a if to say hello to usâ;
Makeverb
proceed along a path;
âwork one's way through the crowdâ; âmake one's way into the forestâ;
Makeverb
reach in time;
âWe barely made the planeâ;
Makeverb
gather and light the materials for;
âmake a fireâ;
Makeverb
induce to have sex;
âHarry finally seduced Sallyâ; âDid you score last night?â; âHarry made Sallyâ;
Makeverb
assure the success of;
âA good review by this critic will make your play!â;
Makeverb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like;
âShe makes like an actressâ;
Makeverb
consider as being;
âIt wasn't the problem some people made itâ;
Makeverb
calculate as being;
âI make the height about 100 feetâ;
Makeverb
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable;
âmake my dayâ;
Makeverb
favor the development of;
âPractice makes the winnerâ;
Makeverb
develop into;
âHe will make a splendid father!â;
Makeverb
behave in a certain way;
âmake merryâ;
Makeverb
eliminate urine;
âAgain, the cat had made on the expensive rugâ;