making

English

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

noun

Definitions

The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
Process of growth or development.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English making inherited from Old English macung (making) suffix from English make (companion, peer, mate, equal).

Origin

English

make

Gloss

companion, peer, mate, equal

Concept

Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

art English
artmaking English
auto English
automaking English
baby English
babymaking English
badge English
badgemaking English
bag English
bagmaking English
basket English
basketmaking English
bead English
beadmaking English
bed English
bedmaking English
beer English
beermaking English
bell English
bellmaking English
block English
blockmaking English
boat English
boatmaking English
bomb English
bombmaking English
book English
bookmaking English
boot English
bootmaking English
bow English
bowmaking English
bread English
breadmaking English
brick English
brickmaking English
bronze English
bronzemaking English
brush English
brushmaking English
bucket English
bucketmaking English
button English
buttonmaking English
cabinet English
cabinetmaking English
cake English
cakemaking English
candle English
candlemaking English
car English
card English
cardmaking English
carmaking English
carpet English
carpetmaking English
carriage English
carriagemaking English
case English
casemaking English
chair English
chairmaking English
change English
changemaking English
cheese English
cheesemaking English
chip English
chipmaking English
cider English
cidermaking English
cigar English
cigarmaking English
cloak English
cloakmaking English
clock English
clockmaking English
cloth English
clothes English
clothesmaking English
clothmaking English
code English
codemaking English
coffee English
coffeemaking English
coin English
coinmaking English
collar English
collarmaking English
cord English
cordmaking English
core English
coremaking English
corset English
corsetmaking English
coup English
coupmaking English
craft English
craftmaking English
crazy English
crazymaking English
cringe English
cringemaking English
dance English
dancemaking English
deal English
dealmaking English
death English
deathmaking English
demake English
demo English
demomaking English
doll English
dollmaking English
dough English
doughmaking English
dress English
dressmaking English
drink English
drinkmaking English
epoch English
epochmaking English
fiction English
fictionmaking English
film English
filmmaking English
flag English
flagmaking English
foremake English
formake English
glass English
glassmaking English
globe English
globemaking English
glue English
gluemaking English
gown English
gownmaking English
grant English
grantmaking English
handmake English
hat English
hatmaking English
hay English
haymaking English
hit English
hitmaking English
holiday English
holidaymaking English
home English
homemaking English
honey English
honeymaking English
house English
housemaking English
ice English
icemaking English
iron English
ironmaking English
kilt English
kiltmaking English
king English
kingmake English
kingmaking English
kite English
kitemaking English
knife English
knifemaking English
lace English
lacemaking English
lawmaking English
leather English
leathermaking English
lens English
lensmaking English
list English
listmaking English
loss English
lossmaking English
love English
lovemaking English
lunch English
lunchmaking English
mackly English
makable English
make English
make friends English
make-debate English
make-fray English
make-hawk English
make-king English
make-ready English
make-sport English
make-work English
makeability English
makeable English
makebate English
makedom English
makefast English
makegame English
makegood English
makeless English
makeline English
maken English
makepeace English
maker English
makespan English
makest English
makestrife English
maketh English
makeweight English
map English
mapmaking English
mat English
match English
matchless English
matchmake English
matchmaking English
matmaking English
media English
mediamaking English
merry English
merrymaking English
metal English
metalmaking English
mischief English
mischiefmaking English
mismake English
model English
modelmaking English
money English
moneymaking English
movie English
moviemaking English
music English
musicmaking English
myth English
mythmaking English
nest English
nestmaking English
net English
netmaking English
newmake English
news English
newsmaking English
noise English
noisemaking English
odds English
oddsmaking English
opinion English
opinionmaking English
overmake English
pace English
pacemaking English
paint English
paintmaking English
paper English
papermaking English
pastry English
pastrymaking English
pattern English
patternmaking English
peace English
peacemaking English
pen English
pencil English
pencilmaking English
penmaking English
phrase English
phrasemaking English
pie English
piemaking English
place English
placemaking English
plate English
platemaking English
play English
playmaking English
policy English
policymaking English
pouch English
pouchmaking English
premake English
price English
pricemaking English
print English
printmaking English
profit English
profitmaking English
quilt English
quiltmaking English
race English
racemaking English
rain English
rainmaking English
rate English
ratemaking English
remake English
road English
roadmaking English
robe English
robemaking English
rope English
ropemaking English
rug English
rugmaking English
rule English
rulemaking English
sail English
sailmaking English
salt English
saltmaking English
sausage English
sausagemaking English
sense English
sensemaking English
shirt English
shirtmaking English
shoe English
shoemaking English
shot English
shotmaking English
slave English
slavemaking English
sleeve English
sleevemaking English
snow English
snowmaking English
soap English
soapmaking English
song English
songmaking English
spear English
spearmaking English
speech English
speechmaking English
spell English
spellmaking English
star English
starmaking English
steel English
steelmaking English
stove English
stovemaking English
sugar English
sugarmaking English
suit English
suitmaking English
sword English
swordmaking English
taste English
tastemaking English
tea English
teamaking English
tent English
tentmaking English
theatre English
theatremaking English
tile English
tilemaking English
tool English
toolmaking English
top English
topmaking English
torch English
torchmaking English
toy English
toymaking English
trap English
trapmaking English
treaty English
treatymaking English
trouble English
troublemaker English
troublemaking English
truck English
truckmaking English
trunk English
trunkmaking English
truth English
truthmaking English
unmake English
unmakeable English
upmake English
verse English
versemaking English
video English
videomaking English
violin English
violinmaking English
wagon English
wagonmaking English
watch English
watchmaking English
way English
waymaking English
wheel English
wheelmaking English
whip English
whipmaking English
will English
willmaking English
window English
windowmaking English
wine English
winemaking English
wire English
wiremaking English
world English
worldmaking English
wreath English
wreathmaking English
meikki Finnish
making Dutch, Flemish
openbaarmaking Dutch, Flemish
macung Old English
boke-making Middle English
maken Middle English
making Middle English
makim Tok Pisin
mekim Tok Pisin
mek Nigerian Pidgin