make-do

Nouns

(n) something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency makeshift, stopgap,

Verbs

(v) come to terms with
- We got by on just a gallon of gas
- They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
cope, get by, grapple, manage, contend, deal, make out,

Synonyms

cope get by grapple manage contend deal make out makeshift stopgap

Words of close approximity

make it make-up make up