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.

Is make-do a common word?

make-do is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with make-do?

21 words rhyme with make-do. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Make-do — meaning and how to say it: MAYK-doo

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
Synonymsmakeshift stopgap
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.

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