Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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make^2

verb to force someone to do

something » Cassie’s mother

made her finish her homework.

compel, drive, force, oblige,

coerce, impel

make^3

noun a particular type

» My uncle always wears a

certain make of wristwatch.

brand, model

make up^1

verb to form the parts of

something » Boys make

up more than half of our

history class.

compose, comprise,

constitute, form

make up^2

verb to invent a story

» Tessa made up a story about

why she was late – she didn’t

admit she’d just overslept.

concoct, fabricate, invent,

formulate, manufacture

making^1

noun the act of creating

something » More than

100 people were involved

in the making of this movie.

assembly, building,

construction, creation,

fabrication, manufacture,

production

making^2 :

in the making

adjective about to become

something » The new recruit

was a soldier in the making.

budding, emergent,

potential, up-and-coming

male

adjective relating to men

» I knew my father was

at the door as soon as I

heard the deep male voice.

manly, masculine

antonym: female

malicious

adjective having the intention

of hurting someone » Pete

was accused of spreading

malicious rumours about Rita.

cruel, malevolent (formal),

mean, spiteful,

vicious, malignant,

rancorous (formal)

man^1

noun an adult male human

being » Mario is a charming

young man.

bloke (informal), chap

(informal), fellow, gentleman,

guy (informal), male

antonym: woman

man^2

noun people in general

» All men are equal.

humanity, human race,

mankind, Homo sapiens,

humankind

manage^1

verb to succeed in doing

something » The crew

managed to stop the fire

from spreading any further.

cope with, succeed in

manage^2

verb to be in charge of

something » Within two years

Joe was managing the store.

be in charge of, command,

control, direct, run

management^1

noun the act of running an

organization » The zoo

needed better management to

reduce the entrance queues.

control, direction, running

management^2

noun the people who run an

organization » The management

is investing more in research.

administration, board,

bosses (informal), directors,

employers

manager

noun a person in charge of

running an organization » We

welcomed our new manager in

the morning meeting.

boss (informal), director,

executive

manifest

adjective (formal) obvious or

easily seen » His manifest

failure to notice the puddle

resulted in Len getting wet feet.

blatant, clear,

conspicuous, glaring,

obvious, patent, plain

manner^1

noun the way that you do

something » She smiled

again in a friendly manner.

fashion, mode, style, way

manner^2

noun the way someone behaves

» Kim’s kind manner made

him feel at ease.

bearing, behaviour,

conduct, demeanour,

comportment, deportment

manoeuvre^1

verb to move something

skilfully » It took expertise to

manoeuvre the boat so close

to the shore.

guide, navigate,

negotiate, steer

manoeuvre^2

noun a clever action » With a

series of cunning manoeuvres,

Sam won the game of chess.

dodge, ploy, ruse, tactic,

machination, stratagem,

subterfuge

manufacture^1

verb to make goods in a factory

» Several models of TV are

manufactured at the factory.

assemble, fabricate,

make, mass-produce,

process, produce

manufacture^2

noun the making of goods

in a factory » His job is to

supervise the manufacture

of cars.

assembly, fabrication,

making, mass production,

production

many^1

adjective a large number

» Sue has many friends.

countless, innumerable,

myriad, numerous,

umpteen (informal),

multifarious, multitudinous

antonym: few

Cassie’s mother made her finish

her homework.

We welcomed our new manager

in the morning meeting.

His job is to supervise the

manufacture of cars.

The crew managed to stop the fire

from spreading any further.

make

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