MAKE-DO


Meaning of MAKE-DO in English

/mayk"dooh'/ , n. , pl. make-dos , adj.

n.

1. something that serves as a substitute, esp. of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.

adj.

2. used as a substitute; makeshift: make-do curtains.

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .