make-do

make-do

(māk′do͞o′)

n. pl. make-dos or make-do's (-do͞oz′)

A substitute for something unobtainable at the time; a makeshift.

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make′-do′ adj.

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make′-do`

adj., n., pl. -dos. adj.

1. used as a substitute; makeshift.

n.

2. something makeshift.

[1890–95]

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Noun

1.

make-do - something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency makeshift, stopgap expedient - a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one

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