| amends |
(used with a singular or plural verb) something given or paid to make up for a wrong done to a person or group. |
| atone |
to make up for; make amends. |
| 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] |
| concoct |
to make up out of one's imagination; invent. [1/2 definitions] |
| constitute |
to form or make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| cook up |
(informal) to make up or invent a story; devise. |
| fill |
to prepare or make up. [1/7 definitions] |
| improvise |
to make up while one is performing; perform without planning or practice. [1/2 definitions] |
| invent |
to think up or make up. [1/2 definitions] |
| jazz |
a form of music with strong, complex rhythms that started with African Americans in the late 1800s. Jazz musicians often add notes or make up parts as they play. |
| Little Dipper |
the constellation Ursa Minor. The stars that make up this constellation form a pattern that looks like a dipper. |
| make amends |
to try to make up for harm done to someone. |
| manufacture |
to invent; make up. [1/3 definitions] |
| minority |
a group of people in a country who make up a smaller part of the whole population and have something in common, such as their family backgrounds or their religion, that is different from the larger population. [1/2 definitions] |
| New World |
the Western Hemisphere. North and South America make up the New World. |
| offset |
to make up for or balance. |
| Old Testament |
the Christian name for the writings that make up the first major part of the Bible. The Old Testament is also part of the Hebrew scriptures. |
| operation |
a particular set of activities that make up the running of something. [1/4 definitions] |