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do-it-yourself :DIY house decorating

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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

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Ana Marie Cox December ,

Slurping down a DIY smoothie is a great way to combine your favorite flavors into one nutritionally-packed glass

Ways to Stay Hydrated (That Aren’t Water) DailyBurn July ,

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 ,

The DIY approach has been a safe alternate route, but parents are still challenged with authenticity

Where the Hell Is My Frozen Toy?! Marina Watts April ,

Even the costumes reflect the DIY aesthetic of both camp and film

YouTube’s Holy Trinity Goes to ‘Camp Takota’ Rich Goldstein February ,

Beckman toasts the DIY ethic underpinning the fun of the s and s

A History of American Fun Stefan Beck February ,

DIY Bio has been slow to take off in Europe, for instance, because bioengineering regulations there are more burdensome

Plants That Glow in the Dark Spark Heated Debate Josh Dzieza August ,

Both McCauley and the glowing plant team worry that overzealous regulation could kill the nascent DIY Bio movement

Plants That Glow in the Dark Spark Heated Debate Josh Dzieza August ,

Predictably the video includes a lot of water, but also has a DIY charm

Arctic Monkeys, Foxes & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO) Victoria Kezra August ,

According to a press release from Vice, "the two outlets already share a dedication to street, youth, and DIY culture

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Vice Buys i-D Magazine Isabel Wilkinson December ,

British Dictionary definitions for DIY Expand

DIY

As abbreviation (in Britain and Canada)

do-it-yourself

Derived Forms

DIYer,

As noun

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cabinet

As noun

a piece of furniture with shelves, drawers, etc

, for holding or displaying items:a curio cabinet; a file cabinet

a wall cupboard used for storage, as of kitchen utensils or toilet articles:a kitchen cabinet; a medicine cabinet

a piece of furniture containing a radio or television set, usually standing on the floor and often having a record player or a place for phonograph records

(often initial capital letter) a council advising a president, sovereign, etc

, especially the group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation

(often initial capital letter) (in the U

S

) an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the executive departments of the federal government

a small case with compartments for valuables or other small objects

a small chamber or booth for special use, especially a shower stall

a private room

a room set aside for the exhibition of small works of art or objets d'art

Also called cabinet wine

a dry white wine produced in Germany from fully matured grapes without the addition of extra sugar

New England (chiefly Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts)

a milk shake made with ice cream

Archaic

a small room

Obsolete

a small cabin

As adjective

pertaining to a political cabinet:a cabinet meeting

private; confidential; secret

pertaining to a private room

of suitable value, beauty, or size for a private room, small display case, etc

:a cabinet edition of Milton

of, relating to, or used by a cabinetmaker or in cabinetmaking

Drafting

designating a method of projection (cabinet projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (cabinet drawing) having all vertical and horizontal lines drawn to exact scale, with oblique lines reduced to about half scale so as to offset the appearance of distortion

Compare axonometric, isometric (def ), oblique (def )

painting

As noun

a picture or design executed in paints

the act, art, or work of a person who paints

the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period:a book on Flemish painting

an instance of covering a surface with paint

ideas

As noun

any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity

a thought, conception, or notion:That is an excellent idea

an impression:He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department

an opinion, view, or belief:His ideas on raising children are certainly strange

a plan of action; an intention:the idea of becoming an engineer

a groundless supposition; fantasy

Philosophy

a concept developed by the mind

a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal

(initial capital letter) Platonism

Also called form

an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being

Kantianism

idea of pure reason

Music

a theme, phrase, or figure

Obsolete

a likeness

a mental image