DIY

or D.I.Y.

[ dee-ahy-wahy ]
/ ˈdiˈaɪˈwaɪ /

abbreviation, adjective, noun

do-it-yourself: DIY house decorating;The new couple who bought the apartment next door are very nice, but their DIY makes quite a racket.

QUIZZES

QUIZ YOURSELF ON THESE WORDS FROM BROWN GIRL DREAMING!

Visualize yourself passing this quiz on words from Jacqueline Woodson’s exquisite verse novel “Brown Girl Dreaming,” and then take the quiz to prove you can do it! (Because you can.)
Question 1 of 10
What does “barren” mean?
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides.
Worn down by dullness, tedious repetition.
unproductive; unfruitful
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby DIY

Dixieland, Dixielander, dixit, Dixon, dixy, DIY, Diyarbakir, DIYer, dizain, dizen, dizygotic
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for DIY

British Dictionary definitions for DIY

DIY

d.i.y.

abbreviation for (in Britain and Canada)

do-it-yourself

Derived forms of DIY

DIYer, noun
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