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   making

   /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the process of making or producing something: "the making of videos" Similar manufacturemanufacturingmass productionbuildingconstructionassemblyproductionproducingcreationcreatingputting togethermodellingfabricationinventionformingformationmouldingforgingcompositionOpposite destruction
   • 2. the essential qualities needed for something: "she had the makings of a great teacher" Similar qualitiescharacteristicsingredientspotentialpromisecapacitycapabilityessentialsessencebeginningsrudimentsbasicsmaterialsstuff
   • ▪ paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette: informal North American, Australian, New Zealand "he reached for his tobacco tin and makings"
   • 3. earnings or profit. informal, dated

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMAKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MAKING definition: 1. the activity or process of producing something: 2. the things used to make or build something…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of MAKING is the act or process of forming, causing, doing, or coming into being. How to use making in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMAKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MAKE definition: 1. to produce something, often using a particular substance or material: 2. To make a film or…. Learn more.

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   Making definition: the act of a person or thing that makes. See examples of MAKING used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMAKING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The making of something is the act or process of producing or creating it. ...the director's book about the making of this movie. American English : making / ˈmeɪkɪŋ /

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmaking noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of making noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. the act of a person or thing that makes. 2. structure; constitution; makeup. 3. the means or cause of success or advancement: His first job at the factory was the making of him. 4. Usu., makings. capacity; potential: He has the makings of a first-rate officer. 5. makings, material of which something may be made. 6. something made.

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   How to use make in a sentence. to bring into being by forming, shaping, or altering material : fashion; to lay out and construct; compose, write… See the full definition

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    Make means to create, to force, or to cause to happen. Make has many other senses as a verb and a noun. The word make is used in a huge amount of idioms, as well. If you make something, you are building it or bringing it into existence. It is possible to make both physical things (breakfast, a snowman, etc.) and nonphysical things (a deal, a ...

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