Definitions for make-do

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

make′-do`(adj.; n.)(pl.)-dos.

(adj.)used as a substitute; makeshift.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)something makeshift.
Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of make-do:

1890–95

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make-do(Noun)
A temporary or makeshift expedient
make-do(Adjective)
improvised, makeshift

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