| ad-lib |
to make up as one goes along; say or do something without practice or planning. [2 definitions] |
| amends |
(used with a singular or plural verb) something given or paid to make up for a wrong done to a person or group. |
| armed forces |
all the military groups of a country. In the United States, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines make up the armed forces. |
| atone |
to make up for; make amends. |
| body |
all the physical parts that make up a person or animal. [1/3 definitions] |
| coin |
to invent or make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| compensate |
to take the place of or make up for something (usually followed by "for"). [1/2 definitions] |
| compensation |
something given in return for or to make up for something else. |
| compose |
to be the parts of; make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| compose a number |
in mathematics education, to add together different place values to make a complete number. For example, to compose the number 231, you would add the three place values that make up this number, a 200, a 30, and a 1. |
| concoct |
to make up out of one's imagination; invent. [1/2 definitions] |
| confect |
to make up, put together, or manufacture by combining materials or ingredients. [1/2 definitions] |
| constitute |
to form or make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| cook up |
(informal) to make up or invent a story; devise. |
| disturb |
to make upset or a little afraid. [1/2 definitions] |
| executive branch |
one of the three branches of the government in the United States. The job of the executive branch is to carry out the laws of a country. The president and various departments make up the executive branch. |
| fabricate |
to invent with the intention of deceiving; make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| fill |
to prepare or make up. [1/2 definitions] |
| global |
taking into account all the parts that make up the whole of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| identity |
the unique and entire set of characteristics that make up what a person or thing is known or considered to be. [1/4 definitions] |
| improvise |
to make up while one is performing; perform without planning or practice. [1/2 definitions] |