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

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. to compile a multi-module program

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"

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

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?"

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"

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"

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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"

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"

adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"

adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

adj. meant or adapted for an occasion or use; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy"

adj. being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

v. make up something artificial or untrue

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"

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

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

v. create again

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

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!"

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"

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

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

v. make a blueprint of

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

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"

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

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"

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

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

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

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"

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"

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"

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

v. hold back

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

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"

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"

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"

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

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

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

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

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"

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

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"

adj. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

adj. fit to be seen; "presentable clothes"

adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature

adj. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

adj. meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"

adj. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

adj. serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

adj. exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker"

adj. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"

adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"

adj. having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

adj. very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

adj. adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me"

adj. moderately good of its kind; "a goodish wine"

adj. "a positive attitude"

adj. compensating for some fault or defect; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor"

adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

adj. (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct; "a well-behaved child"

adj. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"

adj. suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"

adj. marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so"

adj. exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"

adj. eligible for bail; "a bailable defendant"

adj. qualified for by right according to law; "we are all entitled to equal protection under the law"

adj. allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"

adj. entitled to receive a pension; "a pensionable employee"

adj. adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking"

adj. acceptable to your conscience

adj. given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts; "retributive justice"

adj. legally valid; "a rightful inheritance"

v. deprive of certain characteristics

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

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

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

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

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"

v. pay out; "spend money"

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

adj. lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"

adj. not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

adj. below the required standards for a purpose; "an unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption"

adj. not meant or adapted for a particular purpose; "a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"

adj. not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit"

adj. lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"