make
/meɪk/ noun B2- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker. · Near-synonyms: kind, type· we service all makes and models
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made). · Near-synonyms: makeup, form, conformation, composition; form factor
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production. · The camera was of German make.· The camera was of recent make.
- A person's character or disposition.
- The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
- Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
Plural makes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- make after To chase.
- make down To rain or snow; to precipitate.
- make into To cause (the first object) to become (the second object)...
- make off To exit or depart; to run away.
- make out To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque).
- make over To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularl...
- make up To constitute, to compose.
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“Upon my word,” cried the old man, “you make short work of this kind of affair.
But we must make allowances for her.
“Make yourself perfectly at home,” said the green girl, “and if you wish for anything ring the bell.
The Tin Woodman lay down on his bed from force of habit, for he remembered when he was made of flesh; but not being able to sleep, he passed the night moving his joints up and down to make sure they kept in good working order.
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