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Nouns (5)

make, brand

n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

shuffle, shuffling, make

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

Verbs (77)

make

v. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

make

v. behave in a certain way; "make merry"

make

v. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

make

v. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"

make

v. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

make

v. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

make

v. to compile a multi-module program

make, get

v. 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, make up

v. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

draw, make

v. 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?"

make, do

v. 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"

make, produce

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

make, drive to

v. 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, create

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

make, establish, lay down

v. institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

cause, make, do, give rise to

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

make, build, construct

v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

make, reach, get to, progress to

v. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

make, have, get

v. achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

make, effect, do, carry out

v. act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"

form, make, constitute

v. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"

fix, make, cook, ready, prepare

v. prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

throw, make, hold, give, have

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. 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"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. 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"

make, gain, clear, take in, realize, pull in, bring in, earn

v. 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"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (22)

lively

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"

lively

adj. full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

lively, animated

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

busy, lively

adj. filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"

lively, sprightly, canty

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

live, lively, bouncy, resilient, springy, whippy

adj. elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"

spanking, brisk, lively, zippy, merry, rattling, snappy

adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

Fuzzynyms (333)

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

chart, plan in detail

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

draw

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

frame, outline, compose, draw up

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

map

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

make, create

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

make, produce

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

devise, get up, prepare, organize

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

visit, bring down, inflict, impose, cause to be endured

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up

v. make up something artificial or untrue

shape, form, forge, mold, mould

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

manufacture, construct, fabricate

v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

fashion, forge

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

model, simulate, reenact, re-enact

v. create again

pattern, form a pattern

v. form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"

arrive, get in, make it, go far

v. succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

touch, match, equal, rival

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

mix, blend, meld, combine, fuse, merge, conflate, commingle, immix, coalesce

v. mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"

draft, outline, rough

v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

draft, draught, blueprint

v. make a blueprint of

form, organize

v. create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

have, own, possess, have possession of

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

organize

v. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

tackle, challenge with a tackle

v. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

assure, convince

v. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

turn, convert, convince, win over

v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something; "He had finally convinced several customers of the advantages of his product"

pressure, force, coerce

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

influence, charm, tempt

v. induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

beg, implore, pray

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

thrust, force

v. impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

buy, bribe, corrupt, pay a bribe to

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

lure, tempt, entice

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

allure, tempt

v. dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"

entrance, capture, charm, trance, bewitch, enchant, enamour, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate

v. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"

bid, invite

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

restrain, constrain, encumber, cumber

v. hold back

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

reach, get to, attain

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

carry

v. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

catch, grab, take hold of

v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

continue, proceed, go forward, move ahead, travel onward

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

drive, motor

v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

cast, ramble, swan, stray, range, drift, vagabond, wander, roam, rove

v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

reach, pull off, accomplish, attain, achieve

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

realize, actualize

v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

take, acquire, assume, take on

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

find, get, receive, obtain

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

come through, succeed

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

poke, jab, dig, stab, prod

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit, cause to move by striking

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

net, clear, yield as net profit

v. yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"

draw, take out, withdraw

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

cheerful

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

bright

adj. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

lively, sprightly, canty

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

enthusiastic

adj. having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

gaudy, flashy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty

adj. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

alert, awake, aware

adj. not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert"

chipper, perky, jaunty

adj. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"

impertinent, saucy, irreverent, pert

adj. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

lively, sprightly, canty

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

optimistic

adj. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

active

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

alive, animated

adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

alert

adj. very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

cheerful

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

light, quick, agile, nimble, spry

adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

breezy, carefree

adj. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"

spanking, brisk, lively, zippy, merry, rattling, snappy

adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

alert, awake, aware

adj. not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert"

lively, animated

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

optimistic

adj. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"

cheerful

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

enthusiastic

adj. having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

energetic

adj. possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

spanking, brisk, lively, zippy, merry, rattling, snappy

adj. quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

jaunty, debonair, debonaire

light, quick, agile, nimble, spry

fast, quick, rapid, speedy

adj. done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"

chipper, perky, jaunty

happy

adj. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

alive, animated

adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

bright

adj. emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

lively

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "a lively baby"

spongy, squashy, squishy

adj. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"

fleshy, pulpy

adj. like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness

lively, sprightly, canty

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

industrious, energetic, gumptious, up-and-coming

adj. working hard to promote an enterprise

gaudy, flashy, jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty

adj. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

spirited

adj. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

light, quick, agile, nimble, spry

lively, animated

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

alive, animated

adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

breezy, carefree

adj. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"

Synonyms (81)

acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic

adj. vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"

light, quick, agile, nimble, spry

dancing

adj. moving quickly and excitedly: "on dancing feet"

hyperactive, overactive

adj. more active than normal; "a hyperactive child"

animated, enlivened

adj. made sprightly or cheerful

active

adj. characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

alert

lively, animated

adj. having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"

energetic

adj. possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

rested

adj. not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing; "came back rested from her vacation"

spirited

adj. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

lively

adj. full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"

boisterous

adj. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"

buoyant, resilient

adj. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

gallant, dashing

adj. lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"

exuberant, ebullient, high-spirited

adj. joyously unrestrained

spunky, plucky, feisty

adj. showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"

hoyden, hoydenish, tomboyish

adj. used of girls; wild and boisterous

impertinent, saucy, irreverent, pert

adj. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

mettlesome

adj. having a proud and unbroken spirit

whipping, snappy

adj. smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"

vivacious, vibrant

adj. vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

yeasty, zestful, zesty

adj. marked by spirited enjoyment

chewy

adj. (of a consistency) requiring chewing; "chewy caramels"

ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile

adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"

elasticized

adj. made with strands or inserts of elastic; "slacks with an elasticized waistband"

expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile

adj. (of gases) capable of expansion

plastic, fictile, moldable

adj. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay"

flexible, stretchable, stretchy

adj. capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape

rubbery, rubberlike

adj. having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness

springlike

adj. resembling a spring or the action of a spring

stretch

adj. easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"

viscoelastic

adj. having viscous as well as elastic properties

active, physical

adj. characterized by energetic bodily activity; "a very physical dance performance"

driving

adj. acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"

tireless, indefatigable, inexhaustible, unflagging, unwearying

adj. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality; "an indefatigable advocate of equal rights"; "a tireless worker"; "unflagging pursuit of excellence"

strenuous

adj. characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise"

vigorous, vehement

adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

Antonyms (38)

undo, unmake

v. deprive of certain characteristics

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

destroy

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

level, dismantle, take down, pull down, raze, rase, tear down

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

dissuade, deter

v. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

lose, make a loss, lose money, fail to profit

v. fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

inactive

adj. not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

dull

adj. lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"

bovine, stolid

adj. dull and slow-moving and stolid; like an ox; "showed a bovine apathy"

unanimated

adj. not animated or enlivened; dull

dull, sluggish, spiritless

adj. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

lethargic, unenergetic

adj. deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

make lively

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