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make
Verb
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If you make something, you create it.
He made pancakes by combining the ingredients and frying the mixture.
They made a petition to the governor.
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If you make your bed, you arrange it.
Félix makes his bed every morning.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
puddle
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noun
a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry
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verb
make a puddle by splashing water
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verb
work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
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verb
mess around, as in a liquid or paste
The children are having fun puddling in paint
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verb
subject to puddling or form by puddling
puddle iron
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verb
dip into mud before planting
puddle young plants
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verb
wade or dabble in a puddle
The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard
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verb
make into a puddle
puddled mire
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noun
(= pool)
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain
the body lay in a pool of blood
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noun
(= pool)
something resembling a pool of liquid
he stood in a pool of light
his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines
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verb
(= muddle)
mix up or confuse
He muddled the issues
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verb
(= make)
eliminate urine
Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug