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Noun make-up has 2 senses
- constitution, composition, makeup - the way in which someone or something is composed
--1 is a kind of cosmetic, cosmetics; property
--1 has particulars:
- makeup - an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later"
--3 is a kind of event
Verb make-up has 8 senses
- constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be - form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- make up - devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"; "He designed women's shoes"
--2 is one way to design
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- pay, pay off, make up, compensate - do or give something to somebody in return; "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
--3 is one way to settle
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Somebody ----s somebody PP
- make up, catch up with - make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?"
--4 is one way to recover, recoup, recuperate
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- fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent - make up something artificial or untrue
--5 is one way to think up, think of, dream up, hatch, concoct
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- make, make up - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
--6 is one way to tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away
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- reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settle - come to terms; "After some discussion we finally made up"
--7 is one way to agree, hold, concur, concord
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- make up - apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier; "She makes herself up every morning"
--8 is one way to groom, neaten
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
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