Make
Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Repair
Repair verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.
How words are described
| good | good make | good repair |
| high | high make | high repair |
| complete | complete make | complete repair |
| simple | simple make | simple repair |
| Other adjectives: small, actual, great, little, bad, quick, easy, new, major. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Very few people know how to make or repair most of the machines in the film, and the weapons that caused this After the End scenario are hoped to remain Lost Technology.
Source: Scavenger World -
They actually start the game with an Ogre-class Spider Tank/Humongous Mecha, however, they lack the tools to repair or make more of them.
Source: Standard Sci-Fi Army -
These lesser castes eventually landed on prehistoric Earth, equipped with advanced technology but not knowing how to make or repair it themselves.
Source: Insufficiently Advanced Alien
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