Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or designed to be done by an amateur or as a hobby.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective performed or made by an end-user who is without professional training in the relevant techniques. Contrasted with
factory-made andprofessional .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
do it yourself
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective done by yourself
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Examples
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Those kinds of Halloween costumes rule Washington's adults and high school students, the do-it-yourself scramble to be clever and play off the news.
The real Halloween costume contest: Homemade vs. store-bought Petula Dvorak 2010
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Those kinds of Halloween costumes rule Washington's adults and high school students, the do-it-yourself scramble to be clever and play off the news.
The real Halloween costume contest: Homemade vs. store-bought Petula Dvorak 2010
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Last year, San Francisco entrepreneur Jason OHara surveyed dog owners in preparation for opening a do-it-yourself dog-grooming salon.
A Pet Grooming Tool Unleashes a Dogfight of a Patent Battle Justin Scheck 2012
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Those kinds of Halloween costumes rule Washington's adults and high school students, the do-it-yourself scramble to be clever and play off the news.
The real Halloween costume contest: Homemade vs. store-bought Petula Dvorak 2010
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The Institute is part of a do-it-yourself cottage industry which includes online eulogy-writing services.
The Last Laugh Katherine Rosman 2011
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Mozzarella, chèvre , yogurt and butter are joining home-made pickles, preserves, bread and beer as do-it-yourself projects that even nonprofessional cooks will try.
The Latest DIY Craze? Say Cheese (and Other Dairy) Alina Dizik 2012
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This trailer-park owner and inventor from Washington state has developed his own theory of matter, energy and gravity, which he demonstrates in his backyard by using do-it-yourself contraptions made from such materials as a garbage can and a disco fog machine, from which he makes smoke rings.
On the Margins of Science Michael Shermer 2011
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USA TODAY partner Cars. com has many resources available: more expert reviews, consumer reviews, comparisons of like models, do-it-yourself comparisons and more.
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But these days, the chief executive of U.K.-based Kingfisher PLC, the world's third-largest home-improvement group, has a problem that no amount of do-it-yourself labor can fix: His company derives nearly half of its profits from continental Europe.
CEOs' Message: Fix Europe, Or Else Francesco Guerrera 2012
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Mr. Grillo-Marxuach mentioned he was planning to shoot with the Canon 5D, which I've written about before as an amazing tool for do-it-yourself indie filmmakers.
Abe Schwartz: Javier Grillo-Marxuach Makes Canon 5D Magic Abe Schwartz 2011
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