Noun : We had to get along with make-dos during the war. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : make-do curtains. From Dictionary.com.
Even poor Tom Riley was only a stopgap, a make-do. From Wordnik.com. [Duma Key]
Like you, I'm the make-do eater in my relationship. From Wordnik.com. [Louise McCready: The Gastronomy of Marriage Author on the Tempestuous Relationship between Love and Food] Reference
But for Jervis it had been a case of hasty make-do. From Wordnik.com. [Magic's Promise]
There was a kind of cheerful make-do about their lives. From Wordnik.com. [Raymond Carver] Reference
Glorious, and clearly hazardous, bottom-up and make-do. From Wordnik.com. [Eyebeam reBlog] Reference
Worst case, one more make-do handgun and a lot of spare rounds. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Luck and Trouble]
Finally, you know, what we're seeing is sort of the make-do factor. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2009] Reference
Mish and Laella were putting the final touches on a bedraggled make-do breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [The Tower of Fear]
He was a mere make-do when I thought you would not be back until I was an old lady. From Wordnik.com. [Time For The Stars]
But not only was the make-do landscaping back-breaking, her efforts yielded little progress. From Wordnik.com. [David Mixner and James McGreevey: The Amazing Marsha Timpson - Part II] Reference
You know, we felt horrible about this, so we wanted to see if we could do a make-do, you know. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2005] Reference
To bathe, we have to try to make-do with a few liters of water heated in pots on kerosene heaters. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-01-01] Reference
CAFFERTY: But we don't have 4 1/2 planets, so the rest of you will just have to make-do with less. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2005] Reference
If you've got a 25 pound bag of flour and you run out of bread, you simply make-do and bake-your-own. From Wordnik.com. [of rain and being "green"....] Reference
For we see many as yet uncompleted works which is caused by the need to make-do here and make-do there. From Wordnik.com. [FIDEL ADDRESSES CENTRAL UNIVERSITY GRADUATES] Reference
He'd stowed it away without tasting it, as if it had been the iron rations or make-do of the combat zone. From Wordnik.com. [Magic's Promise]
Dubbed ‘salvage design’, this make-do and mend approach to the design process yields imaginative results. From Wordnik.com. [TRASH LUXE: Reclaim, Rework, Reuse | Inhabitat] Reference
She went over and opened the door on the make-do shed where she kept her motley collection of dogs overnight. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Exit Wounds by J.A. Jance] Reference
Three of the four boys were sound asleep in their make-do beds of converted wooden crates lined with old straw. From Wordnik.com. [For The Roses]
It may mean I do not have extra money to spend, but it gives me a chance to be resourceful and learn how to make-do. From Wordnik.com. [Enjoying Monday through Friday] Reference
The web has to stop being a meringue frosting on the top of business, this make-do melange of mashups and abstraction layers. From Wordnik.com. [Eyebeam reBlog] Reference
In parts of Appalachia, specifically the central region, many low-income families continue their struggle with make-do shelters. From Wordnik.com. [The Media of Choice in Appalachia - TheCharlieWarnerReport] Reference
I grab on to a plank of memory, recall you and your sister traveling with me when I acted on make-do stages everywhere in New Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [E. A. Mares Reads Thursday @ UNM. It's Free.] Reference
That was our 'MO' for the rest of the week, and it worked, but it was definitely a make-do, not something I'd want to live with forever. From Wordnik.com. [Tankless propane water heater.] Reference
The make-do tree overlooked bird feeder, lawn, and on this date. From Wordnik.com. [The New Yorker] Reference
Ours, in an inspired bit of make-do, had dressed in the chef's monogrammed white coat. From Wordnik.com. [Riverfront Times | Complete Issue] Reference
Todd Beene sitting in on pedal steel, the band could probably make-do without him for a night. From Wordnik.com. [Memphis Flyer] Reference
I decided to share how I've made-do with crock pots, and how crock pots have helped me make-do. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Broncos" is also an ode of sorts to the make-do effects of old-school sci-fi and fantasy films. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I guess the rest of us will have to make-do with this free mix, courtesy of NPR's All Songs Considered. From Wordnik.com. [Crooked Timber] Reference
Through the collector's market most conspicuously, the revitalised ideals of participation and make-do are commodified and. From Wordnik.com. [Mute magazine - Culture and politics after the net - CULTURE AND POLITICS AFTER THE NET] Reference
My wife and I are in our mid-80s, hardened veterans of the Depression and the extremely deprived/make-do times of World War II. From Wordnik.com. [Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories] Reference
When he quits even looking for minimum-wage, make-do positions, Elsa becomes emotionally distant over his failure as a provider. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Reference
So, being the usual make-do guy, I shifted the better hardware around and used my sister's to-be-scrapped PC as the base setup instead. From Wordnik.com. [www.hardwarezone.com.sg] Reference
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