a word that you use to talk to or about a king or queen Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
ma • jor 1 AWL / ' meid3ar / adjective
very large, important, or serious There are airports in all the major cities. major problems
—ANTONYM minor
ma • jor2AWL / ' meid3ar / noun [ count ]
the main subject that you study in college Her major is chemistry.
Look atminor 2 ( 2 ).
an officer in the army
ma • jor 3 AWL / ' meid3ar / verb ( ma -jors , ma - jor - ing , ma - jored )
major in something to study something as your main
subject in college
She's majoring in chemistry.
Look at minor 3 .
ma • jor • i • ty AWL / ms 'd3orsti / noun [ singular ]
most things or people in a group
The majority of people agreed with the new law.
—ANTONYM minority
ma • jor league / me^sr ' lig / noun [ count ]
( sports ) the groups of baseball teams that play at the highest level
—Look at minor league .
make iQ / meik / verb ( makes , mak . ing , made / meid / has made )
to produce or create something They make cars in that factory.
He made a box out of some pieces of wood. This shirt is made of cotton.
to cause something to be or to happen; to perform an action
The plane made a loud noise when it landed. Chocolate makes you fat. That story made me cry. I made a mistake.
to force someone to do something My father made me stay at home.
a word that you use with money and numbers She makes (= earns ) a lot of money.
Five and seven make twelve.
to choose someone to do a job
They made him president of the company.
to have the right qualities to be something She'll make a great teacher.
to be able to go somewhere
I'm afraid I can't make the meeting on Friday.
make do with something to use something that is
not very good, because there is nothing better
We didn't have a table, but we made do with some boxes.
make something into something to change
something so that it becomes a different thing
They made the bedroom into an office.
make it
to manage to do something; to succeed She'll never make it as an actress.
make something or someone out to be able to see, hear, or understand something or someone It was dark and I couldn't make out the words on the sign. make up to become friends again after an argument Laura and Tom had an argument last week, but they've made up now.
Has she made up with him yet?
make something up to invent something that is not true
No one believes that story — he made it up!
make2 / meik / noun [ count ]
( business ) the name of the company that made something "What make is your car?" "It's a Ford."
make-be • lieve / ' meik bi,liv /
[noncount]
imagining something, or the things that are imagined Don't believe his stories — they're all make-believe.
make • o • Ver / ' meik,ouvsr / noun
[count ]
the process of improving the appearance of a person or a place
She won a complete makeover in a magazine competition.
mak • er / meiksr / noun [ count ]
a person, company, or machine that makes something a filmmaker
make • up / ' meikAp / noun [ noncount ]
special powders and creams that you put on your face to make yourself more beautiful. Actors also wear makeup when they are acting She put on her makeup .
ma • lar • i • a / ms 'leris / noun [ noncount ]
