Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having been fabricated; invented.
- adjective Changed or adorned by the application of cosmetics or makeup.
- adjective Complete; finished.
- adjective Put together; arranged.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective formed or conceived by the imagination; not true.
- adjective British having been paved.
- adjective marked by the use of cosmetic makeup.
- adjective formed by fitting or joining components together.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective transitive To
make up the whole; toconstitute . - adjective
invented orfabricated - adjective changed by the
application ofcosmetics - adjective
arranged or put together - adjective UK, regional
delighted ,pleased ,thrilled
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having been paved
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Examples
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Who needs the made-up drama of The Real Housewives... when you have the real drama of the Decorah eagles?
Karen Thalacker: Celebrating Independence Day With the Decorah Eagles Karen Thalacker 2011
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He obsessively played a fantasy baseball game of his own invention, charting the exploits of made-up players like Wino Love, Warby Pepper, Heinie Twiett, Phegus Cody and Zagg Parker, who toiled on imaginary teams named either for cars (the Pittsburgh Plymouths and New York Chevvies, for example) or for colors (the Boston Grays and Cincinnati Blacks).
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When she got in the car, perhaps he popped in a Bruce Springsteen tape, lit up a Marlboro Light, and looked into her made-up eyes.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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Who needs the made-up drama of The Real Housewives... when you have the real drama of the Decorah eagles?
Karen Thalacker: Celebrating Independence Day With the Decorah Eagles Karen Thalacker 2011
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And she thought it was kind of gross the way they still played Circus, and once she heard them talking in a made-up language.
So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011
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One year my mother bought her a dollhouse with miniature wood furniture, chintz curtains, little made-up beds, and a perfect family of carved dolls, father dressed in his suit, mother with an apron around her waist, two sisters and a brother, as if to create what we lacked.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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She responded by closing one heavily made-up eye in an inviting wink.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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The nascent real-world success of the made-up band comes courtesy of Walt Disney Co., whose Disney Channel produced the movie.
Disney Savors Its Lemonade Ethan Smith 2011
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Sacca frequently used the name of his made-up consultancy operation, The Salinger Group.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
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The little girls were singing a song from preschool, stopping to say “No no no, like this,” to each other and then laughing and starting over with made-up words.
So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011
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