English words: make like a tree to Makua

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English words make like a tree to Makua

make like a tree verb: Synonym of make like a tree and leave.
make like a tree and leave verb: To leave, depart.
make little of verb: To belittle.
make love verb: To engage in sexual intercourse.
make love, not war phrase: A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.
make love to the camera verb: To pose or act in a way that suggests genuine emotional involvement, while being filmed or photographed.
make matters worse verb: To worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently.
make me phrase: Used to refuse a request that one do something.
make meat verb: To cure meat in the open air.
make mention verb: Synonym of mention.
make mention of verb: To briefly refer to something; to mention.
make merry verb: To enjoy oneself in a jolly and festive manner.
make mileage out of verb: To take advantage of, to exploit (usually a tragic or unfortunate situation).
make mincemeat of verb: Alternative form of make mincemeat out of.
make mincemeat out of verb: To defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.
make moan verb: To lament, complain.
make mockery of verb: Alternative form of make a mockery of.
make money verb: To make a profit from a particular activity.
make mouths verb: To make faces (at someone), to make fun (of someone), to laugh (at someone).
make much verb: To emphasize, put much value on.
make muffins verb: Of a cat, to knead with the front paws.
make music verb: To sing or play a musical instrument.
make neither head nor tail of verb: To fail to make head or tail of; not to understand at all.
make news verb: To be published in the news media.
make nice verb: To be friendly or conciliatory towards another, often in the context of maintaining good relations or resolving a conflict with the other person.
make no bones about verb /ˌmeɪk nəʊ ˈbəʊnz əˌbaʊt/: To do, indicate, or say something clearly and without hesitation, even if it may be unpleasant.
make no mistake phrase: Be assured; be certain.
make no odds verb: To make no significant difference; to be all the same.
make no secret of verb: To be open about; to make one's feelings clear.
make noise verb: To make a noise.
make noises verb: To talk or drop hints on a topic.
make nothing of verb: To do (something) with ease
make of verb: To form an opinion about (someone or something); to appraise (a person, idea or situation).
make off verb /ˌmeɪk ˈɒf/: To exit or depart; to run away.
make off with verb: To steal (something) and flee.
make off without payment verb: To commit the criminal offence of making off without payment.
make old bones verb: To live to an old age.
make one verb: To take part in, to be present at (a group, social event, etc.; later especially a criminal undertaking).
make one's bed verb: Ellipsis of make one's bed and lie in it.
make one's bed and lie in it verb: To create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.
make one's bones verb: To commit a murder in order to be respected in a criminal gang.
make one's bow verb /ˈmeɪk wʌnz ˈbaʊ/: To bow, to make a bow (respectful gesture).
make one's entrance verb: Alternative form of make an entrance.
make one's exit verb: To depart; to leave
make one's hand verb: To gain advantage or profit.
make one's manners verb: To greet a person with a respectful bow or curtsey.
make one's mark verb: To make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve prominent success.
make one's number verb: To report one's arrival and begin one's duties.
make one's own verb: To change or deal with (something) in a way that makes it seem to belong to oneself; to handle or present uniquely.
make one's own luck verb: To take measures to ensure that one will succeed, rather than relying on luck.
make one's presence felt verb: To be self-evidently visible, and having an effect.
make one's toilet verb: To get dressed.
make one's way verb: To move forward, usually toward a destination or goal, physically or conceptually.
make oneself at home verb: To make oneself comfortable as if one were in one's own home.
make oneself clear verb: To have one's meaning fully understood.
make oneself scarce verb: To leave or stay away from a place, especially in order to avoid an encounter.
make or break adjective, verb: Resulting in either success or failure.
make out noun, verb /meɪk aʊt/: To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque).
make out like a bandit verb: To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal
make out of verb: To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).
make out with verb: See make out, with.
make over noun, verb: To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.
make peace noun, verb: To end hostilities; to reach a peace agreement; to initiate or resume a cordial relationship after a period of animosity.
make pigs and whistles of verb: To ruin (something); to make a severe mess of (something).
make position verb: To cause a syllable that contains a short vowel to scan as metrically long (heavy) instead of metrically short (light) by being positioned immediately after...
make pretend verb: Synonym of make believe.
make quick work of verb: To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.
make-ready noun: A sheet of paper on which overlays are pasted for printing.
make right verb: To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation.
make room verb: To rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.
make sail verb: To extend an additional quantity of sail (i.e. to spread a sail or sails).
make semblant verb: To appear (to do something); to make a show of.
make sense verb: To be sensible, coherent, reasonable.
make shift adjective, noun, verb: To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty.
make ship verb: To embark in a ship or other vessel.
make short work of verb: To do (a task) relatively quickly or easily.
make some noise verb: To cheer or holler loudly and enthusiastically, especially in a concert setting.
make someone hard to catch verb: To get rid of someone, especially in an unpleasant way.
make someone's acquaintance verb: To meet someone; to be introduced.
make someone's blood boil verb: To cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling to others.
make someone's day verb: To make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
make someone's ears sad verb: To displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.
make someone's flesh crawl verb: Synonym of make someone's flesh creep.
make someone's flesh creep verb: To disgust or frighten someone.
make someone's hair curl verb: Alternative form of curl someone's hair.
make someone's hair stand on end verb: To frighten or scare someone.
make someone's head spin verb: To cause someone to be dizzy.
make someone's jaw drop verb: To cause someone to be very surprised or alarmed.
make someone's skin crawl verb: To frighten or disgust.
make someone's skin creep verb: Synonym of make someone's skin crawl.
make someone's teeth itch verb: To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
make someone's toenails curl verb: Alternative form of make someone's toes curl.
make someone's toes curl verb: To cause a strong emotional reaction, especially an unpleasant one.
make something of verb: To transform (an object or person) into something worthwhile.
make something of oneself verb: To become successful on one's own initiative.
make-sport noun: A laughingstock.
make sport of verb /meɪ̯k spɔːɹt əv/: To make fun of someone or something.
make strange verb: To behave in a shy, uncommunicative, resistant manner when encountering an unfamiliar person or situation.
make streaks verb: To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
make strides verb: To make progress towards achieving a goal.
make sure verb: To ensure that something specific happens, is done etc., or of something happening.
make terms verb: To reach a state of agreement or compromise; come to terms.
make the angels blush verb: To cause great embarrassment.
make the bald man cry verb: To masturbate.
make the bed verb: To arrange the sheets, blankets, or other coverings of a bed smoothly and neatly, with the corners tucked under the mattress.
make the best of verb: To derive what limited advantage one can (from an unpleasant outcome or situation).
make the best of a bad bargain verb: To do as well as one can when faced with difficult circumstances.
make the best of a bad job verb: To accept an unfortunate or unpleasant situation and do the best one can.
make the best of one's way verb: To go by the best possible route.
make the case for verb: Alternative form of make a case for.
make the cheese more binding verb: To clinch a deal or agreement.
make the cut verb: To succeed at something or meet a requirement; to be chosen out of a field of candidates or possibilities.
make the deasil verb: To move or walk clockwise, or in the direction of the sun's apparent path across the sky, traditionally performed as an auspicious or protective ritual.
make the difference verb: To be the decisive factor.
make the dust fly verb: To act very quickly or energetically.
make the feathers fly verb: To cause a big upset or fight.
make the first move verb: To initiate something.
make the fur fly verb: To have a vicious fight or altercation.
make the grade verb: To prove satisfactory; to be successful or worthy of merit.
make the headlines verb: Synonym of hit the headlines.
make the most of verb: To realize the maximal value, worth, or potential of (something); to derive as much benefit or profit from (something) as is possible.
make the news verb: Alternative form of make news.
make the passes verb: To perform a hypnotic technique involving running the hands over the head and body of the subject.
make the perfect the enemy of the good verb: To reject or bar improvement because it is incomplete.
make the riffle verb: To succeed; to overcome obstacles.
make the road shorter verb: To get going; to make a start on one's journey.
make the rounds verb: To circulate from one place to another.
make the running verb: To have a leading or influential position in a field or activity; to be more active than others.
make the weather verb: To be extraordinarily effective, especially when in a position of authority.
make the welkin ring verb: To make a loud noise.
make the world go around verb: To play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.
make the world go round verb: Alternative form of make the world go around.
make the wrong turn at Albuquerque verb: Alternative form of take a wrong turn at Albuquerque.
make things interesting verb: Alternative form of make it interesting.
make this world go around verb: Alternative form of make the world go around.
make this world go round verb: Alternative form of make the world go around.
make tick verb: To cause someone or something to operate the way it does.
make time verb: To reserve a period of time to do something.
make time with verb: To court or flirt with someone, to make sexual advances towards someone.
make to order phrase: To make based on the specifications of a particular customer.
make to stock phrase: To manufacture with the intention of storing as inventory before customer orders are received.
make tracks verb: To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
make tracks for verb: To head for.
make trial of verb: To check the quality, reliability, performance or genuineness of (something or someone).
make up adjective, noun, verb /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/: To constitute, to compose.
make-up artist noun: A person who applies makeup and prosthetics for theatrical, television, film, fashion, magazines and similar productions.
make up for lost time verb: to do something that should have been done earlier but was not, especially when done with energy or enthusiasm.
make up one's mind verb: To decide; to reach a conclusion.
make-up remover noun: Alternative form of makeup remover.
make-up sex noun /ˈmeɪkʌpˌsɛks/: Sexual intercourse that occurs between romantic partners after a quarrel, argument, or period of emotional tension, often as a means of reconciliation or...
make up the numbers verb: To provide sufficient people to make an event worthwhile.
make up to verb: Alternative form of make it up to.
make use verb: To use, usually productively and/or for a specific purpose.
make vintage verb: To gather ripe grapes in order to make them into wine; to partake in the process of winemaking.
make water verb: To urinate.
make waves verb: To cause a disturbance.
make way interjection, verb: To make progress.
make-weight noun: Alternative form of makeweight.
make whole verb: To restore (someone) to a sound, healthy, or otherwise favorable condition.
make whoopee verb: To enjoy oneself in a boisterous manner.
make with verb: To give, to bring, to produce, to show.
make-work noun /ˈmeɪkwəːk/: An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.
make wudu verb: to perform wudu; to wash in line with Islamic ritual purity; to ablute.
make yourself at home phrase: An invitation to a guest in the speaker's home to treat the house as if it were theirs.
makeability noun: The quality of being makeable.
makeable adjective, noun: Able to be made.
makeaway noun /ˈmeɪkəweɪ/: A kit containing the ingredients for a meal, delivered by a restaurant to the diner's home for them to cook.
makebate noun: One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.
makebelieve noun: Alternative form of make-believe.
makedom noun: Form; figure; shape; similitude; constitution.
Makedonian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Macedonian.
makee verb: Pronunciation spelling of makes.
makefast noun /ˈmeɪkˌfɑːst/: Something to which a vessel can be made fast or tied, such as a cleat, post or bollard.
makefile noun: Alternative spelling of make file.
makegame noun: A laughingstock; the butt of a joke.
makegood noun: A rerun of an advertisement to make up for previous cancellation or error by the broadcaster.
Makela proper noun: A surname from Finnish.
makeless adjective /ˈmeɪkləs/: Matchless, without equal, peerless.
makeline noun: A production line for assembling pizza.
Makemake proper noun /ˈmɑ.keˈmɑke/: The creator deity in the mythology of Easter Island.
Makemakean adjective, noun: of or pertaining to the dwarf planet Makemake.
Makena proper noun: A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
Makeni proper noun: A city in Bombali district, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.
Makenna proper noun: A female given name transferred from the surname.
Makenzie proper noun: A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and later usage, variant of MacKenzie.
makeout noun: An act of making out; passionate kissing or petting.
makeover noun /ˈmeɪkˌoʊvɚ/: A major change in the use of something, or in the appearance of something or someone; a radical transformation.
makepeace noun: A peacemaker; one who reconciles persons at variance with one another; a composer of strife; an adjuster of differences.
maker noun /ˈmeɪk.ə/: Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
maker-outer noun: kisser, someone who makes out
maker's name noun: the front blade of a cricket bat
maker-up noun: One who makes up something.
maker-upper noun: One who makes up.
makeready noun: Alternative spelling of make-ready.
makeress noun: A female maker or manufacturer.
Makerfield proper noun: An area in northwest England, now split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in...
makership noun: The role or status of a maker.
makerspace noun: A hackerspace where people develop electronic hardware or other physical objects.
makery noun: a place where things are made
makes you think phrase: Used to acknowledge or invite reflection about an event (sometimes facetiously).
makeshift adjective, noun /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/: A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
makeshiftiness noun: The quality of being makeshifty.
makeshiftness noun: The quality of being makeshift.
makeshifty adjective: Somewhat makeshift.
makespan noun: The time difference between the start and finish of a sequence of jobs or tasks.
makestrife noun: One who excites contentions and quarrels; instigator.
makeunder noun: A makeover in which the quality, flashiness or value of something is downgraded.
makeup noun, verb /ˈmeɪkʌp/: An item's composition.
makeup artist noun: Alternative form of make-up artist.
makeup call noun: A verbal or written request, or a scheduled time, for actors or models to be available for the application of cosmetics, hairstyling, etc. prior to a...
makeup editor noun: Synonym of stone editor.
makeup remover noun: A product used to remove makeup, typically a solvent.
makeup sex noun: Alternative form of make-up sex
makeupless adjective: Without makeup.
makeuplessness noun: The condition of being makeupless; the lack of makeup.
makeupped adjective, verb: Wearing makeup.
makeweight noun: Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makewhole adjective: Serving to make whole; providing compensation for a loss.
makework noun: Alternative form of make-work.
makey up adjective: Alternative spelling of makey-up
makey-uppy adjective: Fictional.
makgeolli noun: A traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice.
Makhachkala proper noun: The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia.
makhaira noun: A type of sword with a backwards curve, originating in Ancient Greece
makhana noun: The foxnut or gorgon nut (Euryale ferox)
makhani adjective, noun: Cooked Punjabi-style in a rich sauce containing butter, tomatoes and cream.
Makhanya proper noun: A surname
makher noun: Alternative spelling of macher.
makhila noun: Alternative spelling of makila.
makhna noun: Alternative form of muckna.
makhni adjective: Alternative form of makhani.
Makhno proper noun: A surname from Ukrainian; especially when referring to Nestor Makhno, the leader of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Russian Civil War.
Makhnovism noun: The theory and strategy of Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary.
Makhnovist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Makhnovism.
Makhnovite adjective, noun: Synonym of Makhnovist.
makhonee adjective: Alternative form of makhani.
makhorka noun /məˈkɔː(ɹ)kə/: A coarse, strong type of tobacco (Nicotiana rustica), especially grown in Russia and Ukraine.
makhtesh noun: A geological landform having steep walls of resistant rock surrounding a deep closed valley, usually drained by a single wadi.
makhzan noun: Alternative form of makhzen.
makhzen noun: The governing institution in Morocco and in pre-1957 Tunisia, centered on the monarch and also including certain military personnel, landowners, civil...
maki noun /ˈmɑːki/: A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
maki-e noun: A style of Japanese lacquerware made with gold or silver sprinkled on wet lacquer.
maki mi noun /ˌma.kɪ ˈmi/: Chinese Filipino thick soup of pork tenderloin, with noodles
maki zushi noun: Alternative form of makizushi.
makikae noun: A quick change from an overarm to an underarm grip on the opponent's mawashi
Makiko proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
makila noun: A traditional Basque walking stick with a point or blade concealed in the pommel.
makimono noun: A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls horizontally, or laterally on a flat surface.
makin verb: Pronunciation spelling of making.
making noun, verb /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/: The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
making-iron noun: A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by caulkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.
making of noun, verb /ˈmeɪkɪŋ ˌɒv/: A documentary about how a film or television show was made, with behind-the-scenes footage.
making off without payment noun, verb: The criminal offence of bilking.
makings noun: That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients.
Makins proper noun: A surname.
makiotoshi noun: A kimarite in which the attacker throws his opponent by twisting him towards his own inside hand.
Makira proper noun: An island of the Solomon Islands.
Makiritare noun: Alternative form of Maquiritari.
makisterone noun: Any of a small group of ecdysteroids present in the pupa of the honey bee
makisu noun: A bamboo mat used in preparing rolled sushi and other Japanese foods.
Makita proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
makitra noun: A Ukrainian clay mixing bowl used to grind various soft products.
makiwara noun /mæ.kɪˈwɑː.ɹə/: A padded post used for hitting practice in karate.
makizushi noun: Rolled sushi.
Makki proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
makkoli noun /ˈmækəli/: Alternative spelling of makgeolli.
maklamicin noun: A spirotetronate-class polyketide natural product isolated from Micromonospora found in the root of Maklam phueak.
maklouba noun: Alternative spelling of maqluba.
makloubeh noun: Alternative spelling of maqluba.
makluba noun: Alternative spelling of maqluba.
makluk noun: Alternative form of mukluk.
maknae noun /ˈmækneɪ/: The youngest member of an idol group.
maknae line noun: The younger members of a K-pop group as a collective.
maknoon adjective: mad; crazy
maknyah noun: Alternative form of mak nyah.
mako noun /ˈmɑkoʊ/: Ellipsis of mako shark
mako shark noun: Either of two powerful mackerel sharks of the genus Isurus, having a large heavy body, a sharp nose and a nearly symmetrical tail, found in southern oceans.
makomako noun: A tree endemic to New Zealand, taxonomic name Aristotelia serrata.
Makonde noun /məˈkɒndeɪ/: A people of southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique.
makoro noun: Alternative form of mokoro.
makoronyera noun: middlemen who buy produce from farmers and mark up the price, generally drastically, for resale
makossa noun: A music genre from Cameroon, with a strong bass rhythm and prominent horn section.
makovickyite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic gray mineral containing bismuth, silver, and sulfur.
Makower proper noun: A surname.
makowiec noun: A Polish cake (flat or rolled) layered with poppy seed-based paste.
Makowski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
makpid adjective: Stringent or particular about a rule.
Makran proper noun: southern coastal region of Balochistan
Makris proper noun: A surname from Greek.
makrooh adjective: Alternative form of makruh.
makruh adjective: Not haram, but disliked or offensive, such that a person will be rewarded for avoiding it.
makruk noun: A Thai game somewhat similar to chess.
makrut lime noun: A type of Southeast Asian lime with small, fragrant fruits, and the leaves of which are used in cooking for their citrus flavor.
Maksim proper noun: A male given name.
Maksutov telescope noun: A catadioptric telescope with a meniscus corrector.
maktaaq noun: Alternative form of muktuk.
maktab noun: A traditional Islamic elementary school, primarily teaching literacy and the Qur'an.
maktak noun: Alternative form of muktuk.
Maku noun: Any of several hunter-gatherer peoples of the upper Amazon.
Makua proper noun: A group of Bantu languages spoken in Mozambique and neighboring regions.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under M: 47,683 words, in 159 parts.