Definition of Makeshift in English :

Define Makeshift in English

Makeshift meaning in English

Meaning of Makeshift in English

Pronunciation of Makeshift in English

Makeshift pronunciation in English

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Makeshift

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Noun

1. make-do, makeshift, stopgap

something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

Adjective

2. improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift

done or made using whatever is available

Example Sentences:
'crossed the river on improvised bridges'
'the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear'
'the rock served as a makeshift hammer'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Makeshift

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adjective
1. 
serving as a temporary or expedient means, esp during an emergency
noun
2. 
something serving in this capacity

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Makeshift

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noun
1. 
a thing that will do for a while as a substitute; temporary expedient
adjective
2. 
that will do for a while as a substitute

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Makeshift

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adj.
Suitable as a temporary or expedient substitute: used a rock as a makeshift hammer.
n.
A temporary or expedient substitute for something else: lacked a cane but used a stick as a makeshift.

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