Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)brand, makea recognizable kind“there's a new brand of hero in the movies now”,
“what make of car is that?” Verbs
(v)make, doengage in“make love, not war”,
“make an effort”,
“do research”,
“do nothing”,
“make revolution” (v)make, getgive 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” (v)make, createmake or cause to be or to become“make a mess in one's office”,
“create a furor” (v)induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, makecause 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” (v)cause, do, makegive rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally“cause a commotion”,
“make a stir”,
“cause an accident” (v)produce, make, createcreate or manufacture a man-made product“We produce more cars than we can sell”,
“The company has been making toys for two centuries” (v)draw, makemake, 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?” (v)makecompel 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” (v)create, makecreate by artistic means“create a poem”,
“Schoenberg created twelve-tone music”,
“Picasso created Cubism”,
“Auden made verses” (v)gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring inearn 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” (v)do, makecreate 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” (v)form, constitute, maketo compose or represent“This wall forms the background of the stage setting”,
“The branches made a roof”,
“This makes a fine introduction” (v)makebe or be capable of being changed or made into“He makes a great host”,
“He will make a fine father” (v)makemake by shaping or bringing together constituents“make a dress”,
“make a cake”,
“make a wall of stones” (v)makeperform, produce, or carry out“make a decision”,
“make a move”,
“make advances”,
“make a phone call” (v)construct, build, makemake by combining materials and parts“this little pig made his house out of straw”,
“Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer” (v)makechange from one form into another“make water into wine”,
“make lead into gold”,
“make clay into bricks” (v)makeact in a certain way so as to acquire“make friends”,
“make enemies” (v)name, nominate, makecharge with a function; charge to be“She was named Head of the Committee”,
“She was made president of the club” (v)have, get, makeachieve a point or goal“Nicklaus had a 70”,
“The Brazilian team got 4 goals”,
“She made 29 points that day” (v)reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gainreach 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” (v)makecarry out or commit“make a mistake”,
“commit a faux-pas” (v)makeform by assembling individuals or constituents“Make a quorum” (v)hold, throw, have, make, giveorganize or be responsible for“hold a reception”,
“have, throw, or make a party”,
“give a course” (v)make, make upput in order or neaten“make the bed”,
“make up a room” (v)take, makehead into a specified direction“The escaped convict took to the hills”,
“We made for the mountains” (v)makeundergo fabrication or creation“This wool makes into a nice sweater” (v)makebe suitable for“Wood makes good furniture” (v)makeadd up to“four and four make eight” (v)makeamount to“This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living” (v)makeconstitute the essence of“Clothes make the man” (v)makeappear to begin an activity“He made to speak but said nothing in the end”,
“She made as if to say hello to us” (v)make, workproceed along a path“work one's way through the crowd”,
“make one's way into the forest” (v)makegather and light the materials for“make a fire” (v)cook, fix, ready, make, prepareprepare for eating by applying heat“Cook me dinner, please”,
“can you make me an omelette?”,
“fix breakfast for the guests, please” (v)seduce, score, makeinduce to have sex“Harry finally seduced Sally”,
“Did you score last night?”,
“Harry made Sally” (v)makeassure the success of“A good review by this critic will make your play!” (v)make, pretend, make believerepresent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like“She makes like an actress” (v)makeconsider as being“It wasn't the problem some people made it” (v)makecalculate as being“I make the height about 100 feet” (v)makecause to be enjoyable or pleasurable“make my day” (v)makefavor the development of“Practice makes the winner” (v)makedevelop into“He will make a splendid father!” (v)makebehave in a certain manner“make merry” (v)make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass watereliminate urine“Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug” (v)catch, makereach in time“I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock”,
“We barely made the plane”