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made

made

23 1.0
A bed with sheets and covers arranged neatly
  • adjective
  • /meɪd/
: arreglado
  • After a long day, I love coming home to my cozy bed, which is always made with fresh linens.

Examples

  • The hotel room had two perfectly made beds that looked inviting and clean.

  • Imagine that we've been living in a room made of opaque glass.

  • She quickly made the bed each morning before leaving for work, keeping her room tidy.

Antonyms

unmade
7 2.3

A bed with sheets and blankets not arranged neatly after someone sleeps in it

Idioms

made for each other
14 3.4

Two people who fit together very well as a romantic couple

made of stone
  • Informal
8 8.1

Not showing any feeling or care

made of money
  • Informal
6 6.2

Having a lot of money

to have it made
  • Informal
6 5.6

To be in a very lucky situation with little to worry about

made in the shade
  • Informal
1 8.2

In a safe, easy situation needing little effort

made of sugar
  • Informal
1 7.5

Can handle criticism and hard situations without complaining

Compounds

made in China
18 1.2

A product that comes from China

made of glass
14 2.9

A thing made from glass that breaks easily and lets light through

ready-made
12 3.4

Sold in standard sizes so it can be used right away

made-to-order
7 3.8

Created for a customer to match their requests

man-made lake
2 2.8

A lake made by people to hold water for a town or for people to enjoy

man-made fiber
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A fiber produced by people from chemicals or other materials, not the kind that grows on living things

ready-made
1 3.9

An item like a shirt or chair made before you buy it

tailor-made
1 3.7

A piece of clothing made to fit one person exactly

judge-made law
  • Formal
1 7.9

Rules judges make when they decide cases

custom-made
1 3.9

An item made for one person to fit their needs

How Neat

immaculate
40 5.9
made
23 1.0
tidy
56 1.0
rumpled
16 4.2
unmade
7 2.3

Surface Forms

made positive

Morphology

made = make (transparent) = make + ed

The adjective is the past-participle/adjectival use of 'make' ('made' = having been made), which is directly derivable from the verb.

Etymology

Made is the past form of make, which means 'to put or arrange something together'. So a made bed is simply a bed that has been put in order with its sheets and covers neatly in place.