| make one's blood boil |
to provoke anger or resentment. |
| make one's blood curdle |
to frighten greatly; terrify. (See bloodcurdling.) |
| make one's blood run cold |
to make one terrified. |
| make one's gorge rise |
to cause someone to be revolted or disgusted. |
| make one's hair stand on end |
to strike with terror or fear. |
| makeover |
changes made to one's appearance, by means of cosmetics, hairstyling, new clothes, and the like, that lend one an improved appearance or new image. [2 definitions] |
| maker |
someone or something that makes. [2 definitions] |
| make sail |
to set up the sails or change their number or direction to catch the wind's force better. |
| make sense |
to show or be supported by reason and clear thinking. |
| makeshift |
a temporary or improvised arrangement. [2 definitions] |
| make sure |
to establish (something) as certain, or to make oneself certain with regard to something. |
| make the grade |
to achieve success by reaching a desired goal; succeed. |
| make the rounds |
to go from one place to another in a succession of encounters or visits, as in seeing friends or looking for work. |
| make the welkin ring |
to make a very loud noise, esp. vocally. |
| makeup |
cosmetics, esp. when applied to the face to enhance or alter the appearance. [4 definitions] |
| make up |
to constitute or compose. [3 definitions] |
| make up one's mind |
to decide. |
| make use of |
to employ or cause to be employed; find a purpose or activity for. |
| make-work |
work given to those who would otherwise be idle, which has no real use or value in itself. |
| makimono |
a Japanese art scroll with pictures or calligraphy. |
| making |
the act or process of creating or constructing. [3 definitions] |