make+gain
61gain — 1. verb 1) he gained a scholarship Syn: obtain, get, secure, acquire, come by, procure, attain, achieve, earn, win, capture; informal land 2) they stood to gain from the deal Syn …
62make — 1. verb 1) he makes models Syn: construct, build, assemble, put together, manufacture, produce, fabricate, create, form, fashion, model, improvise 2) she made me drink it Syn …
63make a splash — (informal) CAUSE A SENSATION, cause a stir, attract attention, draw attention to oneself/itself, get noticed, make an impression, make an impact. → splash * * * make a splash To gain recognition • • • Main Entry: ↑splash * * * make a splash… …
64make up — v. 1) (d; intr.) to make up for ( to recoup ) (to make up for lost time) 2) (colloq.) (d; intr.) to make up to ( to gain favor with ) (you should try to make up to your boss) 3) (D; intr.) ( to become reconciled ) to make up with (she made up… …
65make one's way — phrasal : advance; specifically : to gain standing in a trade, profession, or other means of livelihood world in which these youngsters have to live and make their way Robert Reid * * * make one s way 1. To proceed 2. To succeed …
66make money — Synonyms and related words: capitalize on, cash in on, clean up, clear, coin money, come into money, commercialize, gain by, get rich, gross, grow rich, make a fortune, make a killing, make good, make money by, net, profit, realize, realize on,… …
67gain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. increase, profit; amplification. v. i. benefit; progress; put on weight. v. t. earn, win; reach, attain; persuade. See acquisition. Ant., loss. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of increasing] Syn.… …
68make time — phrasal 1. to travel fast 2. to gain time 3. to make progress toward winning favor < trying to make time with the waitress > …
69make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ …
70make — I. v. a. 1. Create, bring into being. 2. Frame, fashion, mould, shape, form, figure. 3. Fabricate, construct. 4. Produce, effect, be productive of, cause. 5. Constitute, cause to be, cause to become. 6. Perform, do, execute, practise. 7 …
