do

Carry something out

Do is among the most versatile verbs in English—auxiliary and main verb, indicating action, performance, or sufficiency: Do your homework, That will do, What did he do to you? .

Do is also the first note of the musical scale (do, re, mi).

A do is British informal for a party: We're having a do for her birthday.

A hairdo is a hairstyle. (DO is Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.)

action

execute

Carry out fully

carry out · complete · conduct · implement · achieve · enact · initiate · proceed · commence · engage

obligation

duty

Required moral task

necessity · ought · mandate · expectation · accountability · charge · imperative · burden · commitment · compulsion

effort

exertion

Vigorous physical effort

  • laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
  • toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
  • grindCrush into particles

sweat · struggle · perseverance · diligence · striving · hard work · hustle · endeavor · dedication · tenacity

swindle

con

Argument against

  • scamDishonest money-making scheme
  • cheatAct dishonestly to win
  • fraudIntentional criminal trickery

hustle · fleece · rip off · trick · dupe · sham · grift · bamboozle · hoodwink · defraud

music

solfege

Syllable-based pitch training

  • solfaMusical syllable system
  • reConcerning, in correspondence
  • miThird scale degree

fa · sol · la · ti · scale · note · pitch

hairstyle

hairdo

Styled arrangement of locks

blowout · perm · set · bun · chignon · bouffant · braids · twist · salon · stylist

event

party

Gathering for celebration

soiree · function · affair · celebration · gala · festivity · reception · get-together · cookout · mixer

achievement

accomplishment

Successful completion of aim

  • successFavorable outcome attained
  • featRemarkable act of skill
  • triumphResounding, celebrated victory

milestone · breakthrough · attainment · victory · conquest · coup · realization · distinction · recognition · award

Categories
Opposites
action vs inaction

dodon't

Contraction forbidding action

do nothing · abstain · refrain · desist · idle

completion vs reversal

doundo

Reverse a prior action

reverse · unmake · destroy · nullify · annul

success vs failure

dofail

Be unsuccessful

botch · bungle · flub · miss · mess up

Phrases
Family

undo, done, doing, undone, redo, outdo, overdo, does, doer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G