One can no more write good English than one can compose good music, merely by keeping the rules.
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Compose
/kəmˈpəʊz/
Synonyms for "compose" (516 found)
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Closest matches (104)
Verb(14 words)
accommodateaccommodate withaccordadaptadapt toadjustadjust toadmixagree withalignallayallocateallotalloyamalgamateappeaseapportionarrangearrange mattersarray
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assembleassimilateassimilate toauthorbalmbe guided bybecalmbeminglebendblendbottle upbrewbring to termsbring togetherbuildbuild upcalmcalm downcastcheckchime in withcloseclose withcoalescecoauthorcollaboratecollectcollocatecombinecomfortcomminglecommixcomplycomply withcompose oneselfcompoundcomprisecompromiseconcludeconcoctconformconglomerateconsist inconsist ofconsoleconstitute
Noun(24 words)
angiosperm structurearrange objectsartarticle draftauthoringauthorsbe calmbill making unitbiographer craftbiology curriculum textbookmakingcamashcanonscenterfoldscenteringchronicle the growthchroniclescited sourcecobblingcollages
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Strong matches (154)
constructcontaincontrivecontrolcoolcop outcorrectcorrespondcradlecreatedash offdealdeal outdecoctdevisedisciplinedisposedistributedowndraw
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dream upduck responsibilitydulcifyeaseease upeditorializeelaborateembodyembraceemulsifyenter intoerectevade responsibilityeveneven outevolveextrudefabricatefall in withfashionfitfixfix upfollowformformulateframefree lancefree-lancefudge togetherfusegear togentleget upghostghostwritegive and takegive waygo bygo fifty-fiftygo intoharmonizehashhaveheal the breachhold inhomogenizehushimagineimmingleimmiximposeincorporateinditeinstrumentinstrumentateintegrateinterblendinterlaceinterlardintermingleintermixintertwineinterweaveinventjoin
Noun(43 words)
contract clause draftingcraft a modelcraft activitycraft disciplinescraft outcomecraft producedcraft projectcraft taskcraft techniquecreate a numbered listcreated itemdesign propertydialoguedialoguesdialoguingdisplay calmnessdocumentdocument observationsdraft a paragraphdraft a script
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draft minutesdraftingdrafting practicedraftsdraw up a contractensemblesessaysfableform letterform lettersform proceduresformed fromforms of energyformula formformulating questionframe a storygardening practicegerman komponierengothic writan 'to write'grouped layoutgrouping propertyitalian comporrejingle
Verb(17 words)
contributecraftcraft a postercreatecreating artdashingdeliver contentdraftdrafteddraw upescribiressayingformframeghostwritesharmonizesinclude
Adjective(7 words)
dutch componereneducational history textfriendly letterghostwrittenheroic layinformational writinginitial draft
Preposition(1 words)
in writing
Related words (258)
jumblejustifykneadknock offknock outlessenlet uplineline uplullmakemake a dealmake an adaptationmake an adjustmentmake concessionsmake conformmake one easymake upmanufacturemarshal
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maturemediatemeerschaummeetmeet halfwaymelodizemergemerge inminglemingle-manglemitigatemixmix upmoderatemodulatemoldmollifymouldmouldermouldymountmusicalizenegotiatenovelizeobserveorchestrateorganizeoriginateoverrunpacifypamphleteerparcel outpatch things uppatch togetherpipi a formpiecepiece togetherplaceplay politicspocketpour balm intoprefabricateprepareproduceput in tuneput to musicput togetherput upquellquietquiet downraiserallyrangereach a compromiserearreconcilerectifyregimentreinrelaxrepressresolverestrestore harmonyrestrainreuniterockrock to sleeprub off cornersrun upscenarizescorescramblesetset in printset outset to musicset upsettlesettle differencessettle withshapeshufflesimmer downslackensmoothsmooth downsmooth it oversmooth oversmoothensmothersoftensolacesoothespacesplit the differencestabilizesteadystillstir upstraightenstraighten outstrike a balancestrike a bargainstructuresubduesuitsuppresssurrendersyncretizesynthesizetake the meantallytally withtemperthink upthrow on paperthrow togethertoss togethertranquilizetranscribetransposetune downunite inweave peace betweenwhomp upworkwork outwriteyield
Noun(72 words)
language study planlayout designlayoutsletterline of textmanuscriptsmodel textmusic collectsmusical formmusicalizingmusicsnarrated digital storyold english formparagraphpenningpensphrasesphrasing a policypiece of artpoise
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poise in speechpoise oneselfpoise the cameraportuguese comporproportioningprosepsalmsraise counterpointreport resultsreview questionsriddlesromancessample draftscience show programscoresscribesscripscriptscript featurescriptsset guidelinessolution mixsoundtracksteadyingstring triostringsstructure a lessonstructure a paragraphstructure a planstructure argumentstructuresstudy synopsisteamtext only materialtypesetsverb of creationverseswordwordswrite certificatewrite concept noteswrite concept outlinewrite the abstractwritingwriting processwriting samplewriting stylewritten instrumentwritten language formwritten mode of communicationwritten textzoning code document
Verb(25 words)
literarizemake upodorizepenpennedplatedprepare invoicepreparesproduce musicrepresentrhapsodizedscriptedsettlesteadiessteadysymphonisesymphonizetypesetupmakeversifies
Adjective(8 words)
original mixshapely formstatutory provision draftingsteady characteristicstructured approachwrittenwritten articlewritten language conventions
Preposition(1 words)
written-language like
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8 entriesCollocations
5 entriescompose a lettercompose a poemcompose an essaycompose musiccompose oneself
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
25 total sentences available.
It's easy for that man to compose a good poem.
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A state is made up of individuals who compose it.
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Please compose a draft of the proposal idea.
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