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makes

/meɪks/

Meanings
  • Noun

    A company or business that manufactures or produces a product or range of products.

    - "Ford is a make of cars."
    - "Samsung is a make of electronics."
  • Verb

    To create or cause to be made.

    - "I make dinner every night."
    - "The artist makes beautiful sculptures."

Pronunciation
  1. /meɪks/



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Synonyms

making , manufacture , manufacturing , production , brand , manufacturer , type , actuation , closing , completion , construction , manufacture , manufacture , origin , character , disposition , makeup , type , way , output , production , ID , identification , lay , fabricate , notice , twig , coitize , go to bed with , sleep with , render
Rhymes
Words rhyming with makes
akes , shakes , fakes
Variants
List of all variants of makes that leads to same result
made , made a face , made a mountain out of a molehill , made away with , made believe , made bold , made book , made common cause , made do , made ends meet , made eyes , made faces , made friends with , made fun of , made good , made good for , made good on , made hay , made head , made her mark , made his mark , made it , made light of , made love , made much of , made my mark , made nice , made no bones , made one's mark , made our mark , made port , made public , made sail , made shift , made sport of , made the grade , made the most of , made the scene , made their mark , made time , made tracks , made use of , made water , made waves , made way , made with , made your mark , make , make a face , make a mountain out of a molehill , make away with , make believe , make bold , make book , make common cause , make do , make ends meet , make eyes , make faces , make friends with , make fun of , make good , make good for , make good on , make hay , make head , make her mark , make his mark , make it , make its mark , make light of , make love , make much of , make my mark , make nice , make no bones , make one's mark , make our mark , make port , make public , make sail , make shift , make sport of , make the grade , make the most of , make the scene , make their mark , make time , make tracks , make use of , make water , make waves , make way , make with , make your mark , makes , makes a face , makes a mountain out of a molehill , makes away with , makes believe , makes bold , makes book , makes common cause , makes do , makes ends meet , makes eyes , makes faces , makes friends with , makes fun of , makes good , makes good for , makes good on , makes hay , makes head , makes her mark , makes his mark , makes it , makes light of , makes love , makes much of , makes my mark , makes nice , makes no bones , makes one's mark , makes our mark , makes port , makes public , makes sail , makes shift , makes sport of , makes the grade , makes the most of , makes the scene , makes their mark , makes time , makes tracks , makes use of , makes water , makes waves , makes way , makes with , makes your mark , making , making a face , making a mountain out of a molehill , making away with , making believe , making bold , making book , making common cause , making do , making ends meet , making eyes , making faces , making friends with , making fun of , making good , making good for , making good on , making hay , making head , making her mark , making his mark , making it , making light of , making love , making much of , making my mark , making nice , making no bones , making one's mark , making our mark , making port , making public , making sail , making shift , making sport of , making the grade , making the most of , making the scene , making their mark , making time , making tracks , making use of , making water , making waves , making way , making with , making your mark , on the make , haste makes waste , practice makes perfect , that makes two of us , what makes (someone) tick , what makes someone tick , what makes tick , bed , beds , go to bed with , goes to bed with , going to bed with , gone to bed with , in bed , in bed with , into bed with , made one's bed and lie in it , make one's bed and lie in it , makes one's bed and lie in it , making one's bed and lie in it , went to bed with , comeback , comebacks , made a comeback , make a comeback , makes a comeback , making a comeback , stage a comeback , staged a comeback , stages a comeback , staging a comeback , duck and drake , duck and drakes , ducks and drakes , ducks and drakeses , made ducks and drakes of , made ducks and drakes with , make ducks and drakes of , makes ducks and drakes of , makes ducks and drakes with , making ducks and drakes of , making ducks and drakes with , play ducks and drakes with , played ducks and drakes with , playing ducks and drakes with , plays ducks and drakes with , game , gamelike , games , made game of , make game of , makes game of , making game of
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

makes (third person singular present), making (present participle), made (past tense and past participle)


Etymology
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The term 'make' comes from the Old English word 'macian', meaning 'to shape' or 'to form'.


Trivia
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  1. The first automobile was made in 1885 by Karl Benz.

  2. The term 'make' has been used in English since the 15th century.

  3. The word 'make' is used over 1,000 times in Shakespeare's works.


Related Concepts
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  1. manufacturer: A company or business that produces goods on a large scale.

  2. production: The act of creating or manufacturing a product or goods.

  3. industry: A particular field of business or economic activity.


Culture
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The term 'make' has been used extensively in various fields such as literature, art, and music. In literature, 'make' has been used to describe the act of creating or manufacturing, as well as the resulting product. In art, 'make' can refer to the process of creating a work of art, while in music, it can refer to the act of producing a sound or creating a composition. The term also has cultural significance in various industries, such as automotive and electronics, where 'make' refers to a specific brand or company.

How to Memorize "makes"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a factory producing products.
    - Visualize a person creating an object with their hands.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'make' with 'manufacturer' or 'create'.
    - Think of a factory or production line when you hear the word 'make'.
    - Remember that 'make' can also mean 'to create' or 'to form'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'Making A Product Efficiently' to remember the definition of 'make' as a verb. (M - Manufacture, A - Assemble, P - Produce, E - Engineer, F - Form, I - Improve)


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