verb (3rd person singular present of 'make') as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:She makes a living as a freelance writer.

Definition:earns a living

From makes a living

Example:He makes steady progress in his studies every month.

Definition:advances in a specific area

From makes progress

Example:It makes sense to review the plan before implementing it.

Definition:is logical or consistent

From makes sense

Example:She tried to make up a story about how she lost her phone.

Definition:falsely claims; invents

From makes up

Example:He makes a mistake in every single computation.

Definition:commits an error; does something wrong

From makes a mistake

Example:He made an excuse for being late.

Definition:uses a pretext as an official reason

From makes an excuse

Example:They made it to the summit just before sunset.

Definition:succeeds in arriving or achieving

From makes it

Example:Her scandal made headlines all over the world.

Definition:is newsworthy; attracts attention in news reports

From makes headlines

Example:The children were making noise in the library.

Definition:produces sound or a specific kind of sound; causes noisiness

From makes noise

Example:They met to make plans for their trip.

Definition:arranges to do something in future

From makes plans