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[ doo-i-cher-self, -it-yer- ] / ˈdu ɪ tʃərˈsɛlf, -ɪt yər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR do-it-yourself ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio. nounthe practice or hobby of building or repairing things for oneself, usually in one's own home. Also DIY, D.I.Y. [dee-ahy-wahy] /ˈdiˈaɪˈwaɪ/ . Origin of do-it-yourselfFirst recorded in 1950–55 OTHER WORDS FROM do-it-yourselfdo-it-your·self·er, nounWords nearby do-it-yourselfdoing, doings, Doisy, doit, doited, do-it-yourself, dojo, do justice to, dol, dolabriform, Dolby Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for do-it-yourselfHot dog eaters do not avail themselves of the do-it-yourself fixings. El Guero Canelo Serves Tucson’s Most Mexcellent Hot Dog|Jane & Michael Stern|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Spice up your viewing party with nine do-it-yourself punch recipes, each tailored to a Best Picture nominee. Oscars Drinking Guide: Recipes For Film-Inspired Cocktails|Brody Brown|February 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST The 32-year-old founder of do-it-yourself photography site Photojojo was diagnosed with acute leukemia in September. Photojojo Founder Amit Gupta Uses Social Media to Find a Bone-Marrow Donor|Caitlin Dickson|November 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST Brian Ries talks to amateur exterminators facing bedbugs with nothing but do-it-yourself attitude. Vigilante Bedbug Exterminators|Brian Ries|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When a native runs into something serious, that his own do-it-yourself magic can't cope with, he goes to the shoonoo. Oomphel in the Sky|Henry Beam Piper For them it was as simple as following a do-it-yourself book. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis|Melvin Powers Rick found himself surveying a collection of tools for the do-it-yourself addict. The Wailing Octopus|Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for do-it-yourself
noun- the hobby or process of constructing and repairing things oneself
- (as modifier)a do-it-yourself kit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to do-it-yourselfhandmade, homegrown, homespun, natural, handcrafted |