make

To create something by putting things together or doing some work.

• Let's make a cake.
• She made a small wooden table.
• What are you making for dinner?

How to use it: make something from something (We made a boat from an old box.); make something for someone (I made a cake for my brother.)

Similar words: create, produce, build

Opposites: destroy

Common phrases: make a cake, make dinner, make something by hand, make a toy

To arrange the sheets and covers neatly on a bed.

• Please make your bed.
• He made the beds before breakfast.
• Have you made the guest bed yet?

Similar words: tidy

Common phrases: make the bed, make your bed, make someone's bed

To create a piece of writing or music.

• We make music together.
• She made a song about her hometown.
• He made a short poem for the celebration.

Similar words: write, compose, create

Common phrases: make music, make a song, make a poem

The name of the company that produces a particular car, machine, or other product.

• What make is your car?
• We repair all makes of washing machine.
• Write down the vehicle's make and model.

How to use it: make of something (What make of car do you drive?)

Similar words: brand, marque

Common phrases: make and model, a popular make, different make, what make

The way something is built or put together.

• The chair was of sturdy make.
• Both clocks were similar in make.
• He admired the delicate make of the small wooden box.

How to use it: of + adjective + make (The chest was of solid make.)

Similar words: construction, build, structure

Common phrases: of sturdy make, of delicate make, similar make