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make-do

 
Dictionary: make-do   (māk'')
 
n., pl. -dos or -do's (-dūz').

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

makedo make'-do' adj.
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Idioms: make do
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Get along with the means available, especially insufficient means. For example, We'll just have to make do with one potato apiece. [c. 1900]


 
WordNet: make do
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: come to terms or deal successfully with
  Synonyms: cope, get by, make out, contend, grapple, deal, manage


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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