making

Noun
US[mey-king]/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms: devisingfashioningqualification

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)makings

  1. the act that results in something coming to be“the devising of plans”“the fashioning of pots and pans”“the making of measurements”“it was already in the making”Synonyms: devisingfashioningType of productionKinds moviemaking, mapmaking
  2. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something“her qualifications for the job are excellent”“one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree”“she has the makings of fine musician”Synonyms: qualificationType of fitness, fittingnessKinds eligibility, ineligibility
  3. (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something“the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake”Type of component, constituent

Related words make verb, create verb, qualify verb, measure up verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mak′ing noun

1. The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power.

2. Composition, or structure.

3. a poem. obsolete Sir John Davies

4. That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him.

5. External appearance; from. obsolete William Shakespeare

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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