English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 63 of 732

make all the differenceverb

To be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect (often a positive one).

make amendsverb

To repair a relationship; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.

make an ass ofverb

To cause (someone) to appear foolish.

make an example ofverb

To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.

make an exceptionverb

To permit something that does not follow the usual rules or standards.

make an exhibition of oneselfverb

To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.

make an honest womanverb

To marry (a woman), especially if there is an existing sexual relationship.

make awayverb

To depart, leave; to make off.

make away withverb

To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.

make baby Jesus cryverb

To provoke a negative reaction due to being offensive, unpleasant, immoral, etc.

make bankverb

To make a lot of money.

make believeverb

To pretend or imagine.

make bookverb

To gamble, either by placing or taking bets.

make both ends meetverb

Synonym of make ends meet.

make bricks without strawverb

To accomplish a task without the proper materials or under unreasonable conditions; to do the impossible.

make common causeverb

To cooperate, to enter into an alliance for a shared goal.

make conscienceverb

To make it a matter of conscience; to be scrupulous about.

make conversationverb

To talk with someone out of courtesy, to pass time, or in an effort to engage with them socially.

make doverb

To survive, get by (with), or use whatever is available (due to lack of resources).

make do and mendverb

To follow a philosophy, during World War II, of repairing clothes etc that would normally be discarded due to shortages and rationing.

make downverb

To rain or snow; to precipitate.

make ends meetverb

To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).

make every effortverb

To do one's utmost

make eyesverb

To flirt with (someone) by making obvious glances.

make facesverb

Alternative form of make a face.

make fastverb

To tie reliably.

make fetch happenverb

To make something, especially a term or expression, catch on.

make filenoun

A configuration file that describes the steps involved in building an application from its source code.

make forverb

To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.

make free ofverb

To use something that belongs to another person (often with permission)

make free withverb

To take advantage of (someone); to treat (someone) with too much familiarity, take liberties with (someone or something)

make friendlyverb

To act in a friendly or conciliatory way.

make friendsverb

To form friendships with others.

make fun ofverb

To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

make game ofverb

To ridicule; to make fun of.

make gardenverb

To plant or maintain a garden, especially a vegetable garden.

make goodverb

To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.

make good onverb

To fulfill or honor (a promise, prediction etc).

make good timeverb

To proceed at a good pace.

make groundverb

gain ground; make progress.

make happenverb

To realize, to cause or bring about a thing.

make hard work ofverb

To do (something) in a way that makes it more difficult than it needs to be.

make hasteverb

To hurry or hasten.

make hayverb

To cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.

make hay while the sun shinesverb

To act while an opportunity exists; to take action while a situation is favorable.

make head againstverb

To attack or take up arms against (someone).

make head or tail ofverb

To understand even minimally.

make headwayverb

To progress; to move forward.

make heavy going ofverb

to make heavy weather of

make heavy weather ofverb

To overcomplicate (something); to make (things) appear worse than they are.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter M contains 36,575 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 732 pages, and you are currently viewing page 63. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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