make up

form or compose

• “This money is my only income”
• “The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance”
• “These constitute my entire belonging”
• “The children made up the chorus”
• “This sum represents my entire income for a year”
• “These few men comprise his entire army”

devise or compose

• “This designer makes up our Spring collections”
• “He designed women”

do or give something to somebody in return

• “Does she pay you for the work you are doing?”

make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point

• “I have to make up a French exam”
• “Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?”

make up something artificial or untrue

put in order or neaten

• “make the bed”
• “make up a room”

come to terms

• “After some discussion we finally made up”

apply make-up or cosmetics to one''s face to appear prettier

• “She makes herself up every morning”

cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance