Make-do
adj, noun
adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A temporary or makeshift expedient.
"Even the play-acting of destructive power is only a run-through, or make-do, for the real thing, a way of familiarizing the participants to these roles when the real thing comes along."
- 2 something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency wordnet
Adjective
- 1 improvised, makeshift
Example
More examples"Even the play-acting of destructive power is only a run-through, or make-do, for the real thing, a way of familiarizing the participants to these roles when the real thing comes along."
Etymology
Deverbal from make do.
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