- composition, composing - the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"
--1 is a kind of placement, arrangement
- composing, composition - musical creation
--2 is a kind of creating by mental acts
--2 has particulars:arrangement, arranging, transcription; realization, realisation; recapitualtion Derived form: verb compose2
- compose - form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
--1 is one way to constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun component1
Something ----s something
- compose, write - write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
--2 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun composition4, noun composition5, noun composer1, noun composing2
Did he compose his major works over a short period of time?
- write, compose, pen, indite - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
--3 is one way to create verbally
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun composition6
Did he compose his major works over a short period of time?
They will compose the duet
- compose, compile - put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
--4 is one way to make
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun compositor1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
--5 is one way to calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun composure1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- frame, compose, draw up - draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
--6 is one way to plan
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something