makeshift

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[edit] Etymology

make +‎ shift

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/, SAMPA: /"meIk%SIft/
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[edit] Noun

makeshift (plural makeshifts)

1. A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.
   • 1872, Middlemarch, George Eliot

     I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift.

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[edit] Adjective

makeshift (comparative more makeshift, superlative most makeshift)

1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

   They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

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