making


Meanings

  • the act that results in something coming to be;
    • "the making of measurements"
    • "it was already in the making"
  • an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something;
    • "she has the makings of fine musician"
  • (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something;
    • "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"
  • engage in;
  • give certain properties to something;
  • make or cause to be or to become;
  • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
  • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;
  • create or manufacture a man-made product;
    • "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
  • make, formulate, or derive in the mind;
  • compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way;
  • create by artistic means;
  • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
  • create or design, often in a certain way;
  • to compose or represent:
  • reach a goal, e.g.,
  • be or be capable of being changed or made into;
  • make by shaping or bringing together constituents;
  • perform or carry out;
  • make by combining materials and parts;
  • change from one form into another;
  • act in a certain way so as to acquire;
  • charge with a function; charge to be;
  • achieve a point or goal;
  • reach a destination, either real or abstract;
  • institute, enact, or establish;
  • carry out or commit;
  • form by assembling individuals or constituents;
  • organize or be responsible for;
  • put in order or neaten;
  • head into a specified direction;
  • have a bowel movement;
  • undergo fabrication or creation;
  • be suitable for;
  • add up to;
  • amount to;
  • constitute the essence of;
  • appear to begin an activity;
  • proceed along a path;
  • reach in time;
  • gather and light the materials for;
  • prepare for eating by applying heat;
  • induce to have sex;
  • assure the success of;
  • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like;
  • consider as being;
  • calculate as being;
  • cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable;
  • favor the development of;
  • develop into;
  • behave in a certain way;
  • eliminate urine;
  • MAKING n pl. -S material from which something can be developed


Scrabble Score: 13

making is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

making is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

making is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 16

making is a valid Words With Friends word