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   Mak·ing

   /ˈmākiNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process of making or producing something: "the making of videos" Similar manufacturemanufacturingmass productionbuildingconstructionassemblyproductionproducingcreationcreatingputting togethermodelingfabricationinventionformingformationmoldingforgingcompositionOpposite destruction
   • 2. essential qualities or ingredients needed for something: "a film with all the makings of a cinematic success" Similar qualitiescharacteristicsingredientspotentialpromisecapacitycapabilityessentialsessencebeginningsrudimentsbasicsmaterialsstuff
   • ▪ paper and tobacco for rolling a cigarette: informal North American, Australian, New Zealand "he reached for his tobacco tin and makings"
   • 3. money made; earnings or profit. informal, dated

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • K

     5

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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