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make-dos

make-dos is the plural of make-do.

Meaning of make-do

Noun

make-do (plural make-dos)

  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.1980 April 12, Audre Lorde, “On The Erotic”, in Gay Community News, page 4

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Questions about make-dos

What is make-dos the plural of?
Make-dos is the plural of make-do.

Words near make-dos in the dictionary

  1. make-believe
  2. make-believes
  3. make-debate
  4. make-debates
  5. make-do
  6. make-dos
  7. make-fray
  8. make-frays
  9. make-good
  10. make-hawk
  11. make-hawks

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