Origination Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "MAKING" which means:

noun
• • The act that results in something coming to be
• • An attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
• • (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
verb
• • To create.
• • To behave, to act.
• • To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
• • To constitute.
• • To add up to, have a sum of.
• • (construed with of, typically interrogative) to interpret.
• • (usually stressed) to bring into success.
• • (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) to cause to be.
• • To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
• • (ditransitive, second object is a verb) to cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
• • (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) to force to do.
• • (ditransitive, of a fact) to indicate or suggest to be.
• • (of a bed) to cover neatly with bedclothes.
• • (law enforcement) to recognise, identify, spot.
• • To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
• • To proceed (in a direction).
• • To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
• • To move at (a speed).
• • To appoint; to name.
• • To induct into the mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
• • To defecate or urinate.
• • To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
• • To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
• • To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
• • To enact; to establish.
• • To develop into; to prove to be.
• • To form or formulate in the mind.
• • To perform a feat.
• • To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
• • To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
• • To increase; to augment; to accrue.
• • To be engaged or concerned in.
• • To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
• • To take the virginity of.
• • To have sexual intercourse with.

An example sentence would be:

• • "She is making a cake for the party."
• • "He enjoys making model airplanes."

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