make
/meɪk/
#124 of the most-used English words
noun
- Brand or kind; model.
"What make of car do you drive?" - Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
"The camera was of German make." - A person's character or disposition.
Similar: making, manufacture, manufacturing, production, brand, manufacturer
verb
- To create.
- To behave, to act.
"He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands." - To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- To constitute.
"One swallow does not a summer make."
Similar: fabricate, notice, twig, coitize, go to bed with, sleep with
noun
- Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
noun
- A halfpenny.