The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

property has been made over to me. 39 make up. a complete,
fill out, finish (out), flesh out: We need another player to
make up the team. b compose, form, constitute, be comprised of:
The gang is made up of ex-convicts. c hatch, invent, concoct,
devise, create, construct, dream up, originate, coin, compose,
Colloq cook up: He made up that story about the murder. d be
reconciled, make peace, settle amicably, come to terms, bury the
hatchet: The litigants have kissed and made up. e construct,
build: The shack is made up of scrap boards. 40 make up for.
compensate, redress, make good, atone, make amends: How can I
make up for all the bad things I said about you? 41 make way.
move aside, clear the way, allow to pass, make room or space:
Make way for the Lord High Executioner!
--n. 42 kind, brand, style, sort, type, mark: Foreign makes of
car currently dominate the market-place. 43 on the make.
aggressive, assertive, go-ahead, enterprising, vigorous,
energetic, Colloq pushy: The book is about a young man on the
make in today's financial world.
makeshift adj. 1 temporary, stopgap, expedient, emergency, temporary,
jury-rigged, improvised, tentative, stand-by, slapdash: We were
able to fashion a makeshift rudder out of an oar.
--n. 2 stopgap, expedient, improvisation, substitute: The
heater broke down and we had to get along with a makeshift.
make-up n. 1 cosmetics, maquillage, greasepaint, Colloq warpaint: Do
you think I am wearing too much make-up? 2 constitution,
character, cast, disposition, personality: There is not an
ounce of sympathy in Janet's make-up. 3 constitution,
arrangement, construction, composition, format, configuration,
build, form: What is the chemical make-up of the plastic?
male adj. masculine, man's; virile, manly, manful; Archaic spear:
His is bound to be a male point of view.
malignant adj. 1 virulent, pernicious, deadly, fatal, toxic, poisonous,
harmful, life-threatening: The tumour proved to be malignant.
2 malign, malevolent, evil, malicious, pernicious, vicious,
invidious, spiteful, bitter, hateful, venomous: The expos‚ was
full of malignant insinuations.