DIY

or D.I.Y.

[ dee-ahy-wahy ]

/ ˈdiˈaɪˈwaɪ /

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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.

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Words nearby DIY

Dixieland, Dixielander, dixit, Dixon, dixy, DIY, Diyarbakir, DIYer, dizain, dizen, dizygotic

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How to use DIY in a sentence

The irony has thinned with the economy, perhaps: Who can really afford just to pretend to DIY today?
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The best, or at least most successful, are bridging the gap between punk-rock DIY ethos and social-media savvy.
On Tour With The Head and the Heart, Indie Rock’s Next Big Thing|James Joiner|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Slurping down a DIY smoothie is a great way to combine your favorite flavors into one nutritionally-packed glass.
10 Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water)|DailyBurn|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But his may be one of the most altruistic motives behind DIY nation-building yet.
So You Want to Rule a Kingdom? A Wacky History of One-Man Nations|Nina Strochlic|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Plenty has been written about the cult of CrossFit—the widely popular, DIY workout craze.
Is American Christianity Becoming a Workout Cult?|Michael Schulson|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This sequence is spelled diy or, alternatively, dy in Cebuano publications.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

British Dictionary definitions for DIY

DIY

d.i.y.

abbreviation for (in Britain and Canada)

do-it-yourself

Derived forms of DIY

DIYer, noun

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