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makes down

makes down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make down.

Meaning of make down

Verb

make down (third-person singular simple present makes down, present participle making down, simple past and past participle made down)

  1. (Dutch, English, Pennsylvania) To rain or snow; to precipitate.
    • “Boy, is it really making down! And those flakes are the kind I used to think the fairies used for cushions when I was a little kid. It won't take long to pile up several inches of that stuff. I hope it quits soon so we can go out to the trail this afternoon.”1952, Ethel Todd Anderson, Summer in Their Eyes, page 100
  2. To make ready or prepare (a bed).
    • At length he said, feebly, “Betty, my dear, make down the bed, and help me to it—it will be the last time.”1818, James Hogg, “Tales”, in The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, page 128

Questions about makes down

What is makes down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make down.

Words near makes down in the dictionary

  1. makes common cause
  2. makes contact with
  3. makes conversation
  4. makes do
  5. makes do and mends
  6. makes down
  7. makes ends meet
  8. makes eyes
  9. makes faces
  10. makes fair weather
  11. makes fetch happen

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