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make up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. makeup, make-upnoun

    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"

  2. constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-upnoun

    the way in which someone or something is composed

  3. makeup, make-up, war paintverb

    cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

  4. constitute, represent, make up, comprise, beverb

    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"

  5. make upverb

    devise or compose

    "This designer makes up our Spring collections"

  6. pay, pay off, make up, compensateverb

    do or give something to somebody in return

    "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"

  7. make up, catch up withverb

    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?"

  8. fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, inventverb

    make up something artificial or untrue

  9. make, make upverb

    put in order or neaten

    "make the bed"; "make up a room"

  10. compensate, counterbalance, correct, make up, even out, even off, even upverb

    adjust for

    "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

  11. reconcile, patch up, make up, conciliate, settleverb

    come to terms

    "After some discussion we finally made up"

  12. make upverb

    apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier

    "She makes herself up every morning"

Wiktionary

  1. make upverb

    to constitute; to compose; to form

  2. make upverb

    to compensate, fill in or catch up

  3. make upverb

    to invent, imagine, or concoct (a story, claim, etc.)

  4. make upverb

    to assemble, or mix

  5. make upverb

    to apply cosmetics or makeup

  6. make upverb

    to resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight

  7. make upverb

    To overcome a disadvantage

Wikipedia

  1. Make Up

    Make Up is a song by American DJ Vice and American singer Jason Derulo, featuring vocals from American singer Ava Max. It was released as a single on October 23, 2018, by Atlantic Records.

ChatGPT

  1. make up

    Make up refers to either cosmetics used to enhance or alter the appearance or the composition or constitution of something. It can also refer to the act of inventing something, such as a story or an excuse. Additionally, it can mean to reconcile or resolve issues after an argument or dispute.

Wikidata

  1. Make Up

    Make Up is a 1973 album by Flower Travellin' Band. It was a double album, featuring some live and studio recordings. It featured a guest appearance of Yuya Uchida. Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8 were recorded live at Yokosuka Bunka Kaikan, Yokusuka, on September 16, 1972. On the 2004 double CD release there is a live version of "Satori, Pt. 2" before "After the Concert". "Slowly But Surely" was covered by the thrash metal band Outrage for their 1988 debut album, Black Clouds. "Hiroshima" and the title track were covered by Cult of Personality and thrash metal band United respectively, for the 2000 Flower Travellin' Band Tribute album.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of make up in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of make up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of make up in a Sentence

  1. Mike Hewson:

    There is an element of complacency. Markets have been trying to make up their mind on whether inflation is transitory, are supply chain disruptions are going to translate into higher costs, but this week’s earnings from various companies are assuaging some of those concerns that companies won’t be able to pass on some of these cost rises to consumers, and that’s why we are seeing the increase in risk.

  2. Mike Pompeo:

    The international prohibition on weapons going to/from Iran ends in October. To extend this arms embargo, the Trump admin is suddenly arguing that the US is a party to the same Iran Deal it abandoned. That makes no sense. Make up your mind, @SecPompeo.

  3. Neelanjan Sircar:

    You can never expect you'll do that again, those seats that you lose, you'll have to make up somewhere.

  4. Bob Dorfman:

    The current ownership is maybe not the most forward thinking, maybe not the quickest to respond, so maybe it would be a good time for somebody new to be in there and try some new ideas and be a little edgier and see if there are ways to capture a younger market and try to make up for all the older folks that are going away.

  5. Kurt Budde:

    It’s a honeymoon make-up cruise.


Translations for make up

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  • konsistigiEsperanto
  • compensar, maquillar, fabricar, constituir, maquillarse, inventar, reconciliarseSpanish
  • makillatu, asmatuBasque
  • آرایشPersian
  • korvata, keksiä, tehdä sovinto, sepittää, hyvittää, sopia, valmistaa, muodostaa, ehostaa, meikataFinnish
  • inventer, compenser, se réconcilier, maquiller, controuverFrench
  • folíonIrish
  • összeállít, pótol, kieszel, bepótol, kifest, sminkel, kitalálHungarian
  • kompletigarIdo
  • rimediare, immaginarsi, truccarsi, mettere su, tirare fuori, recuperare, comporsi, improvvisare, fabbricare, inventareItalian
  • ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ವರ್ಧಕKannada
  • 구성하다Korean
  • utgjøreNorwegian
  • wymyślić, pogodzić sięPolish
  • resolver, maquiar, fazer as pazes, inventarPortuguese
  • собрать, придумывать, мириться, возмещать, компенсировать, собирать, составить, краситься, составлять, помириться, возместить, придуматьRussian
  • šminkatiSerbo-Croatian
  • kipodoziSwahili
  • maghabol, magbati, gawa, mag-imbento, mag-ayosTagalog
  • makyaj yapmakTurkish

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