That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients.

plural of making

The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction. / Process of growth or development.

present participle of make

(idiomatic) To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards. / (idiomatic) To tend to produce or result in. / (idiomatic, rare) To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.).

(idiomatic) In development; in the process of being made or evolving.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it.

(informal) Actively seeking a romantic encounter or relationship.

(nonstandard, colloquial) simple past tense and past participle of make

To cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform.