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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 (15)

warm

adj. having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"

warm

adj. psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"

warm

adj. (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"

warm, hot

adj. of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"

warm, strong

adj. freshly made or left; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm"

kind, warm, friendly

adj. (warmhearted)

tender, caring, warm, fond, affectionate

adj. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

Fuzzynyms (265)

cook, change by heating

v. transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"

toast, make crisp

v. make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

thaw, melt, unfreeze, unthaw

v. become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"

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"

hospitable

adj. disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"

kind, hospitable

adj. favorable to life and growth; "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"

sympathetic

adj. expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"

sensitive

adj. being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs"

sensitive

adj. responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light"

tender

adj. given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"

pleasant, cheery, sunny

adj. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

compatible, sympathetic

adj. having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion"

tender, caring, warm, fond, affectionate

adj. having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

empathic, empathetic

adj. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states; "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor"

empathic, empathetic

adj. showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states; "a sensitive and empathetic school counselor"

kind, warm, friendly

adj. (warmhearted)

brotherly, brotherlike, fraternal

adj. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"

kindly, sympathetic

adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor"

precious, cherished, treasured, wanted

adj. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"

gentle, compassionate

adj. (tender)

Synonyms (45)

hot

adj. used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

emotional

adj. of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"

friendly

adj. characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"

narrow, marginal

adj. very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"

moral

adj. based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence: "a moral certainty"

nearby

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

nearer

adj. less distant in space: "we walked to the nearer house"

neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring

adj. situated near one another; "neighbor states"

nigh

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

virtual

adj. existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

caller

adj. fresh; "caller fish"

crisp, firm

adj. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce"

fresh-cut

adj. cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers"

good, unspoiled, unspoilt

adj. not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"

hot, new

adj. newly made; "a hot scent"

new-made

adj. newly made; "the aroma of new-made bread"

admiring

adj. showing or feeling admiration; "an admiring crowd"; "gave me one of her rare admiring looks"

adoring, doting, fond, lovesome

adj. extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"

affectioned

adj. archaic

amative, amorous

adj. inclined toward or displaying love; "feeling amorous"

romantic, amatory

adj. expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"

captivated, charmed

adj. strongly attracted

caressing, caressive

adj. showing love; "caressive words"

fatherly

adj. showing the affection of a father

idolatrous

adj. blindly or excessively devoted or adoring

loverlike, loverly

adj. like or in the manner of a lover

overfond

adj. excessively fond

tenderhearted

adj. easily moved to love

uxorious

adj. foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife

Antonyms (40)

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"

cool

adj. neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"

chill, chilly

adj. uncomfortably cool; "a chill wind"; "chilly weather"

cool

adj. psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"

chilly, distant

adj. "relations were cool and polite"

icy, frigid, glacial, frosty, wintry

adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"

cool

adj. (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets"

make warm

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