do-it-yourself
of or designed for construction or use by amateurs without special training: a do-it-yourself kit for building a radio.
the practice or hobby of building or repairing things for oneself, usually in one's own home.
Origin of do-it-yourself
1- Also DIY, D.I.Y. [dee-ahy-wahy] /ˈdiˈaɪˈwaɪ/ .
Other words from do-it-yourself
- do-it-your·self·er, noun
Words Nearby do-it-yourself
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How to use do-it-yourself in a sentence
Hot dog eaters do not avail themselves of the do-it-yourself fixings.
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Photojojo Founder Amit Gupta Uses Social Media to Find a Bone-Marrow Donor | Caitlin Dickson | November 30, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTBrian Ries talks to amateur exterminators facing bedbugs with nothing but do-it-yourself attitude.
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
Rick found himself surveying a collection of tools for the do-it-yourself addict.
The Wailing Octopus | Harold Leland GoodwinFor them it was as simple as following a do-it-yourself book.
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British Dictionary definitions for do-it-yourself
the hobby or process of constructing and repairing things oneself
(as modifier): a do-it-yourself kit
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