Crush
Crush verb - To cause to become a pulpy mass.
Make
Make verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over
How words are described
| sweet | sweet crush | sweet make |
| old | old crush | old make |
| good | good crush | good make |
| best | best crush | best make |
| Other adjectives: long, complete, mild, obvious, blatant, simple, small, actual, real, large, big, huge, little, main, new, major, possible. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the "Super Powers Team" incarnation of Superfriends, Darkseid had a crush on Wonder Woman and constantly tried to make her his bride.
Source: Villainous Crush -
Naka develops a crush on him which lasts well into the side stories, although it mostly seems to make Shindo uncomfortable.
Source: Visual Novel / Class Trip Crush -
Rurouni Kenshin: A gender inverted version occurs, where Misao swears that she'll make her crush Aoshi smile no matter what.
Source: Must Make Her Laugh
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