make-do

1. 1.

   something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

   Synonymsmakeshiftstopgap

   Broaderexpedient

Questions about make-do

What does make-do mean?

make-do means "something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency".

How many syllables are in make-do?

make-do has 2 syllables: make--do. The stress falls on "make-". In IPA it is /ˈmeɪkˌdu/.

What is another word for make-do?

Close synonyms include makeshift, stopgap. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.