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 Synonyms
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
Browse dictionary entries near makeshift
- ‹ makeready
- ‹ maker
- ‹ makeover
- ‹ makefast
- ‹ make-work
- ‹ make with
- ‹ make way
- ‹ make war
- ‹ make use of
- ‹ make up to
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- Makeyevka ›
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- makimono ›
- Makin, Bathsua ›
- Makin, Bathsua b. c.1600 ›
- making ›
- -making ›
- mako ›

