The meaning of Compose

noun

A writer of a book, article, or document.

Usage examples:

He is the author of several books on the subject

verb

Be the author of (a book or piece of writing).

Usage examples:

She has authored several articles on wildlife

phrasal verb

Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

phrasal verb

To stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way

Usage examples:

She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down., she was angry at first but we manag…

verb

Consist of; be made up of.

Usage examples:

The country comprises twenty states

verb

To consist of or to be made up of

Usage examples:

The pacific rim comprises countries bordering the pacific, including the us, canada, japan, china, …

verb

To have as parts or members, or to be those parts or members

Usage examples:

Teams are created to work on one specific project, and are comprised of people who have very differ…

verb

Make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients.

Usage examples:

She began to concoct a dinner likely to appeal to him

verb

To invent a story or excuse, esp. to deceive others

Usage examples:

He concocted the story because he did not want to do his chores., he concocted a tasty stew from th…

verb

To make something, usually food, by adding several different parts together, often in a way that is original or not planned

Usage examples:

He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of leftover food.

verb

Be (a part) of a whole.

Usage examples:

Lone parents constitute a great proportion of the poor

verb

To be or be considered as

Usage examples:

The president said that these policies constitute a threat to the united states., asians constitute…

verb

To be the parts that form something

Usage examples:

Economy travellers constitute about 80% of the airline's business., giving feedback on individual s…

verb

Create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice.

Usage examples:

His opponents contrived a cabinet crisis

verb

To arrange for something to happen or be done by being smart or deceiving others

Usage examples:

[ i ] he somehow contrived to get tickets for the concert., [ t ] the two of them are contriving a …

verb

Bring (something) into existence.

Usage examples:

He created a thirty-acre lake

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

Usage examples:

He created some of the most magnificent works of art ever made., the new hotel is expected to creat…

verb

Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.

Usage examples:

A training programme should be devised

noun

A clause in a will leaving something, especially real estate, to someone.

Usage examples:

The issue, however, is whether the language of the devise of the somerset estate can fairly be inte…

verb

Arrange by systematic planning and united effort

noun

A preliminary version of a piece of writing.

Usage examples:

The first draft of the party's manifesto

verb

Prepare a preliminary version of (a document).

Usage examples:

I drafted a letter of resignation

adjective

Us spelling of draught (noun).

noun

A popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.

Usage examples:

The latest parisian fashions

verb

Make into a particular form.

Usage examples:

The bottles were fashioned from green glass

combining form

In the manner of something specified.

Usage examples:

The masts extend concertina-fashion

noun

The visible shape or configuration of something.

Usage examples:

The form, colour, and texture of the tree

verb

Variant spelling of forme.

combining form

Having the form of.

Usage examples:

Cruciform

verb

Create or prepare methodically.

Usage examples:

The government has formulated a policy on waste management

verb

Prepare according to instructions

verb

To create something, esp. by putting together different parts

Usage examples:

The administration said it was formulating a new policy for the middle east., new drugs are being f…

noun

A rigid structure that surrounds something such as a picture, door, or windowpane.

Usage examples:

His mother stood in the frame of the kitchen door, hands on her hips and a grim expression on her f…

verb

Place (a picture or photograph) in a frame.

Usage examples:

He had had the photo framed

noun

A set of criteria or stated values in relation to which measurements or judgements can be made.

Usage examples:

The observer interprets what he sees in terms of his own cultural frame of reference

verb

Write; compose.

Usage examples:

He indites the wondrous tale of our lord

verb

Create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of.

Usage examples:

He invented an improved form of the steam engine

verb

Come up with after a mental effort

verb

To design or create something that did not exist before

Usage examples:

Gutenberg invented movable type in the 15th century., i don’t know what i really saw and what i’ve …

collocation

Form or compose

phrasal verb

Invent a story or plan.

Usage examples:

She enjoyed making up tall tales

phrasal verb

(of parts) compose or constitute a whole.

Usage examples:

Women make up 56 per cent of the student body

verb

Have a specified beginning.

Usage examples:

The word originated as a marketing term

noun

An instrument for writing or drawing with ink, typically consisting of a metal nib or ball, or a nylon tip, fitted into a metal or plastic holder.

Usage examples:

These include a cuddly toy, a ball, pens, pencils and paper, a toothbrush and toothpaste.

verb

Write or compose.

Usage examples:

Olivia penned award-winning poetry

verb

Put or keep (an animal) in a pen.

Usage examples:

It was the practice to pen the sheep for clipping

verb

Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.

Usage examples:

The company have just produced a luxury version of the aircraft

noun

Agricultural and other natural products collectively.

Usage examples:

Dairy produce

verb

Bring forth or yield

idiom

To get control of your emotions or actions after being very upset

Usage examples:

I blew my nose and tried to pull myself together., bradford pulled together a group of experts to h…

phrasal verb

To work closely together to achieve something

Usage examples:

We can survive this crisis as long as we all pull together., if you can pull together sufficient fu…

noun

Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

Usage examples:

Poetic features such as rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration

verb

(of a word, syllable, or line) have or end with a sound that corresponds to another.

Usage examples:

Balloon rhymes with moon

collocation

Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

phrasal verb

To become quieter

Usage examples:

Ok, everybody, settle down., he settled down after he married vicki.

phrasal verb

To become less angry or excited about something

Usage examples:

Come on kids! simmer down and get on with your work!

verb

Make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.

Usage examples:

Bella sang to the baby

noun

An act or spell of singing.

Usage examples:

We asked him to come back and have a bit of a sing

abbreviation

Singular.

noun

Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.

Usage examples:

A lament in verse

verb

Speak in or compose verse; versify.

Usage examples:

He began to verse extemporaneously in her ear

combining form

Denoting an area of activity or interest or a section of society distinguished by a particular characteristic.

Usage examples:

Mediaverse

verb

Mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement.

Usage examples:

He wrote his name on the paper

Name the letters that comprise the accepted form of

verb

To create something for other people to read or use, such as a book, poem, letter, or piece of music

Usage examples:

[ t ] to write a poem/a story/a textbook, [ t ] they wrote some of the best songs of the 70s., [ t …