That which is needed for something: necessary ingredients.(noun)
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Use "makings" in a sentence
"And searching for people who buy falafel makings is a worthless filter. — misterb"
"He felt for his "makings" and drew from his pocket a little sack of soggy tobacco and some wet papers."
"The cowpuncher ceased speaking and produced his "makings" while the other stood gazing straight before him, the dead cigar still gripped in the corner of his mouth."