Overview of noun manufacture

The noun manufacture has 2 senses

• industry, manufacture -- (the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production")


• fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing -- (the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain")

Overview of verb manufacture

The verb manufacture has 4 senses

• manufacture, fabricate, construct -- (put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal")


• fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent -- (make up something artificial or untrue)


• manufacture -- (produce naturally; "this gland manufactures a specific substance only")


• manufacture -- (create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success")