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makeshift Definition

make·shift (-s̸hift′)

noun

a thing that will do for a while as a substitute; temporary expedient

adjective

that will do for a while as a substitute

makeshift Synonyms

makeshift

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makeshift Synonyms

makeshift

n.

stopgap, substitute, replacement; see device 1, resort 1. See syn. study at resort.

makeshift Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • morgue: For example, during the 7 July bombings in London, we made sure there were makeshift morgues available.
  • raft: Three more children were rescued the next morning, but others, seen on makeshift rafts down the coast, were never found.
  • shelter: He quickly headed toward the makeshift shelter his agents had called home for the past six months.
  • striker: But the makeshift striker delayed a shot the advancing Howie did well to block with his legs.
  • shrine: To the right, three village girls sneak into the private sanctuary to steal flowers from a makeshift shrine.
  • hut: In the 1970s he lived in another makeshift hut in the graveyard at the top of The Platt.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: Coming off the back of that a visit from King's Lynn was not exactly what a rather makeshift side needed.
  • very: And we are still living in a very makeshift way.

Browse dictionary entries near makeshift

  1. makeready
  2. maker
  3. makeover
  4. makefast
  5. make-work
  6. make with
  7. make way
  8. make war
  9. make use of
  10. make up to
  1. makeup
  2. makeweight
  3. Makeyevka
  4. Makhachkala
  5. makimono
  6. Makin, Bathsua
  7. Makin, Bathsua   b. c.1600
  8. making
  9. -making
  10. mako