makings

/ ˈmeɪkɪŋz /

plural noun

1. potentials, qualities, or materials

   he had the makings of a leader

2. Also called: rollings. slang,  the tobacco and cigarette paper used for rolling a cigarette

3. profits; earnings

Example Sentences

Aldi’s box, at $40 for 10 people, also includes the makings for green bean casserole and a pumpkin pie with whipped topping.

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“Clever Cassiopeia! She will have the makings of an excellent governess someday.”

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Penelope was well aware of her location—particularly after all those navigational studies with the children—but to Lady Constance the news seemed to have the makings of yet another epiphany.

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The makings are available for a new national elite if we can just change the incentives and criteria by which people enter the national elite.

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Add to that the manor’s soon-to-be-revealed secret passages, to say nothing of a fortune in hidden jewels, and we have all the makings of a classic “old dark house” mystery.

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