make
1 making things
2 parts and materials
3 the process of making sth
making clothes CLOTHES, SEW
making works of art ART, PAINT, SCULPTURE
see also BUILD, TOOL
1 making things
- to put things together, or change sth, so that sth new exists: make* sth (from sth), make* sth (out) of sth
to make a cake/pullover/car ◎ They have succeeded in making fuel from sugar cane. ◎ I have no idea what it is made of.
- to cause sth new to exist or happen: create sth; noun (U): creation
the creation of the world
- something which has been created: creation
- to make sth (for example in a factory) or grow sth (for example on a farm): produce sth; noun (U): production
The country produces about 100 000 tons of wheat a year. ◎ production difficulties
- to make sth in large quantities using machines, usually in a factory: manufacture sth
- a thing that is produced in a factory: product
a wide range of products
- food that is produced on a farm: produce
- the amount of sth that is produced: production
Production is increasing to 5 000 units a week. ◎ a decline in sugar production
※ more on factories and farms FACTORY, FARM
2 parts and materials
- any kind of substance that can be used for making sth: material (noun C/U)
a revolutionary new material for making contact lenses ◎ a store of building material
- the basic natural materials that are used for making things in factories, etc: raw materials
- one of the parts that together form sth, especially a machine: part, (formal) component
the various parts of a computer ◎ car components
※ more on materials MATERIAL
3 the process of making sth
- to think of sth, or make sth, for the first time: invent sth; the act of inventing sth: invention (noun U)
the invention of the personal computer
- something which has been invented: invention; a person who invents things: inventor
- to plan, draw and develop sth for a particular purpose: design sth; a person who designs things: designer
She helped to design the Severn Bridge. ◎ a fashion designer
- the shape or arrangement in which it is planned to make sth: design
We are working on a new design for a cooker.
※ more on invention and design INVENT, DESIGN
- to put a number of parts together in order to make sth: assemble sth, put* sth together
- to change raw materials with chemicals: process sth
a food processing factory
- a series of actions that you need to do to make a particular product: process
Producing an electric light bulb is a complicated process. ◎ a production process
- to complete the last details of sth: finish sth off
There's only a little left to do; I'll finish it off tomorrow.
- the last small details needed to complete sth: finishing touches (noun plural)
to put the finishing touches to sth
- a man/woman who makes things skilfully, especially with their hands: craftsman/woman (plural craftsmen/women); the skill of making things in this way: craftsmanship (noun U)
- a place where things are made or repaired: workshop
※ ways of making things
- if a person, not a machine, makes sth, they make it by hand; made by hand: handmade; made by a machine: machine-made
handmade paper
- made at home: home-made
home-made cakes
- something which is like sth natural but is made by people is artificial, synthetic, man-made
- clothes, etc which are made in a standard style and which you can buy or use immediately are ready-made
- things which are made or built for a particular purpose or a particular person are tailor-made, custom-built
- to produce an exact copy of sth: reproduce sth
- a copy of sth: reproduction
It's a reproduction of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
※ more on making copies of things COPY
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