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make

make

158 4.2
The company or brand name of a product, like a car
  • noun
  • /meɪk/
translation icon : marca
  • The car's make is Toyota, and its model is Camry.

And the make is what's the make Double coin, I think.

Examples

Synonyms

brand
vsmake
954 1.0

A name or symbol that identifies a company's product

is the actual company name behind the product rather than the product type
manufacturer
vsmake
477 3.1

A company or person that makes many products, often with machines

is the company name used to label its products rather than production process
maker
vsmake
415 1.6

A person or company that creates things such as cars and furniture

is specifically the company or label name used for products, especially vehicles
automaker
vsmake
87 3.5

A company that makes cars

is the business name shown on those vehicles rather than the building activity
carmaker
vsmake
15 2.7

A company that makes cars

is the business name shown on those automobiles rather than the production role
8 2.7

A company that makes cars

is the company name that appears on the cars rather than the manufacturing role
car maker
vsmake
6 2.1

Company that makes cars

is the company's label seen on cars rather than the act of making them
5 3.2

A company that makes cars

is the company name used on its cars rather than the activity of making them
auto maker
vsmake
1 3.2

A company that makes cars

is the firm's commercial name used to identify its vehicles rather than the firm itself

Idioms

Act in a way that makes you look silly or embarrassed

To become successful and have a better life by working hard

Relax and act like you are at home

To become known for what you do by working hard

to make or break
  • Informal
26 4.5

Decide whether something is a complete success or failure

to make my day
  • Informal
23 5.6

To give someone great happiness

21 4.9

To earn a lot of money very quickly and easily

Move parts of your face to show dislike, pain, or to be funny

To reduce an amount like cost or work in an obvious way

12 3.4

To become friendly again after an argument

11 4.1

To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business

Get a lot of attention in an exciting way

Decide or think of things during a situation without planning ahead

10 7.7

To tell someone to hurry

To reach the level needed to succeed

7 8.5

To act in a way that makes you look foolish in front of others

Say something openly and directly without hiding it

6 7.0

To cause someone to feel very angry

to make hay
  • Informal
5 6.6

To use a good chance to get an advantage

4 7.0

To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information

to make a stink
  • Informal
4 6.8

Complain loudly in public to get attention

Treat a small problem as if it were very serious

3 6.3

To spend the whole evening enjoying yourself

3 8.4

Make someone look silly in front of other people by tricking or embarrassing them

3 7.4

To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information

The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love

2 8.4

Get a lot of money or things by luck

2 3.0

To give someone a lot of happiness, often by a small kind act

To marry a woman, often after a romantic or sexual relationship, to make the relationship legal and respected

To tell the whole truth about something wrong you did

to make a boo-boo
  • Baby Talk
1 8.4

To do something wrong by accident in a small, silly way

1 9.1

To pass urine from the body

1 8.3

Act as if something is much more difficult or important than it is

1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

Act while a good chance is still there

Turn a bad situation into something good

to make a boob
  • Archaic
1 8.2

To do something foolish or embarrassing by mistake

1 7.5

To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way

Do something very badly and spoil how it turns out

To do something that makes both people look foolish

1 9.9

Cause great sadness or disappointment, often as a joke

To find the good side in something you cannot avoid

To look and act in a sexy way for a camera

To take the lead in a group or activity and get others to follow

Nice clothes make a person look more impressive

To accept the bad results of your own choices

7.8

To be very funny in a silly way that makes people laugh

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid

Try hard to do a difficult task and succeed a little

to make a sally
  • Literature
9.0

To go out quickly on a short trip with a clear purpose

To do something badly so it goes wrong

Turn something of low quality into something valuable

Compounds

36 2.0

Things people put on their face or body to change how they look

33 3.2

Play in which people pretend and imagine stories and roles

18 3.5

An event that takes place later to replace one cancelled or missed

4 4.2

The parts that form a person, group or thing

3 3.7

Imaginary and made to seem real for play or stories

1 8.4

Tasks given mainly to keep someone busy instead of producing useful results

1 5.7

A temporary thing used instead of what you need

Surface Forms

make singular
makes plural

Etymology

Make as a noun comes from the verb macian and the idea of a maker, the person or company who made something. So the 'make' of a car is the brand that made it.