Makeshift has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
2
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
3
A rogue; a shifty person.
Adjective
1
done or made using whatever is available
"crossed the river on improvised bridges"
"the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"
"the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
2
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
Example Sentences
"crossed the river on improvised bridges"
adjective
"the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"
adjective
"the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
adjective
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