Meaning of MAKING
| Pronunciation: | | 'meyking
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" |
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MAKING is a 6 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | devising, fashioning |
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| | See Also: | | cartography, mapmaking, production | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mak"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication;
construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the
making of peace or war was in his power.
2. Composition, or structure.
3. a poem. [Obs.] --Sir J. Davies.
4. That which establishes or places in a desirable state or
condition; the material of which something may be made;
as, early misfortune was the making of him.
5. External appearance; from. [Obs.] --Shak.
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