make in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   reach  make  attain  hit  arrive at  gain 
   
2. 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"
   gain  take in  clear  make  earn  realize  realise  pull in  bring in 
   
3. make by combining materials and parts
   "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
   construct  build  make 
   
4. have a bowel movement
   "The dog had made in the flower beds"
   stool  defecate  shit  take a shit  take a crap  ca-ca  crap  make 
   
5. 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"
   induce  stimulate  cause  have  get  make 
   
6. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
   "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
   cause  do  make 
   
7. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
   "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
   form  constitute  make 
   
8. prepare for eating by applying heat
   "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
   cook  fix  ready  make  prepare 
   
9. make or cause to be or to become
   "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
   make  create 
   
10. create or manufacture a man-made product
    "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
    produce  make  create 
    
11. create by artistic means
    "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
    create  make 
    
12. 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"
    do  make 
    
13. engage in
    "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
    make  do 
    
14. 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?"
    draw  make 
    
15. institute, enact, or establish
    "make laws"
    lay down  establish  make 
    
16. 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"
    make  get 
    
17. achieve a point or goal
    "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
    have  get  make 
    
18. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
    "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
    reach  make  get to  progress to 
    
19. organize or be responsible for
    "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
    hold  throw  have  make  give 
    
20. eliminate urine
    "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
    make  urinate  piddle  puddle  micturate  piss  pee  pee-pee  make water  relieve oneself  take a leak  spend a penny  wee  wee-wee  pass water 
    
21. behave in a certain way
    "make merry"
    make 
    
22. act in a certain way so as to acquire
    "make friends"; "make enemies"
    make 
    
23. put in order or neaten
    "make the bed"; "make up a room"
    make  make up 
    
24. cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
    "make my day"
    make 
    
25. develop into
    "He will make a splendid father!"
    make 
    
26. favor the development of
    "Practice makes the winner"
    make 
    
27. change from one form into another
    "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
    make 
    
28. consider as being
    "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
    make 
    
29. calculate as being
    "I make the height about 100 feet"
    make 
    
30. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
    "She makes like an actress"
    make  pretend  make believe 
    
31. assure the success of
    "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
    make 
    
32. induce to have sex
    "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
    seduce  score  make 
    
33. gather and light the materials for
    "make a fire"
    make 
    
34. make by shaping or bringing together constituents
    "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
    make 
    
35. perform or carry out
    "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
    make 
    
36. 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"
    make 
    
37. head into a specified direction
    "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
    take  make 
    
38. proceed along a path
    "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
    make  work 
    
39. reach in time
    "We barely made the plane"
    make 
    
40. appear to begin an activity
    "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
    make 
    
41. form by assembling individuals or constituents
    "Make a quorum"
    make 
    
42. charge with a function; charge to be
    "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
    name  nominate  make 
    
43. carry out or commit
    "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
    make 
    
44. be or be capable of being changed or made into
    "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
    make 
    
45. undergo fabrication or creation
    "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
    make 
    
46. amount to
    "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
    make 
    
47. add up to
    "four and four make eight"
    make 
    
48. be suitable for
    "Wood makes good furniture"
    make 
    
49. constitute the essence of
    "Clothes make the man"
    make 
    

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