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makings

makings is the plural of making.

Meaning of making

Noun

making (countable and uncountable, plural makings)

  1. The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
    • during the making of the movie
  2. Process of growth or development.
    • As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.
  3. Something that causes somebody's success or progress
    • a book that was the making of his career

Noun

makings pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients.
    • I have bread, mayonnaise, mustard, turkey, and lettuce: all the makings of a sandwich as far as I'm concerned.
    • The project has the makings of success: a strong leader, a committed workforce, and a workable plan.

Questions about makings

What does makings mean?
Makings means that which is needed for something: necessary ingredients.
What is makings the plural of?
Makings is the plural of making.
What part of speech is makings?
Makings is a noun.

Words near makings in the dictionary

  1. making wudu
  2. making-iron
  3. making-irons
  4. making-of
  5. making-ofs
  6. makings
  7. Makinohara
  8. Makins
  9. makiotoshi
  10. Makira
  11. Makiri

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Adapted from Wiktionary: makings (page history and authors); making (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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