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1. (n.) makeshift
a temporary expedient or substitute.
2. (adj.) makeshift
being or serving as a makeshift.
Etymology: (1555–65)
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| Definition of 'makeshift' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) makeshift, stopgap, make-do
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
2. (adj) improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift
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"
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| Definition of 'makeshift' |
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1. (noun) makeshift
that with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient
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Sense: temporary and usually of poor quality
a makeshift garden shed.
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 Afrikaans: tydelike |
 Arabic: بَديل مُؤَقَّت |
 Bulgarian: временен |
 Brazilian: improvisado |
 Czech: provizorní |
 German: der Notbehelf |
 Danish: midlertidig |
 Greek: προσωρινός, αυτοσχέδιος |
 Spanish: improvisado, provisional |
 Estonian: ajutine |
 Farsi: موقتی |
 Finnish: väliaikainen |
 French: de fortune |
 Hebrew: תַחֲלִיף זְמִני |
 Hindi: कामचलाऊ |
 Croatian: privremen |
 Hungarian: ideiglenes (tákolmány) |
 Indonesian: sementara |
 Icelandic: bráðabirgða- |
 Italian: improvvisato |
 Japanese: 間に合わせの |
 Korean: 임시 변통의 |
 Lithuanian: laikinas |
 Latvian: aizstājējs, pagaidu līdze |
 Malay: sementara |
 Dutch: geïmproviseerd |
 Norwegian: midlertidig, provisorisk, |
 Polish: prowizoryczny |
 Persian: موقتی |
 Pashto: لنډمهاله |
 Romanian: provizoriu |
 Russian: временный |
 Slovak: provizórny |
 Slovenian: začasen; boren |
 Serbian: improvizovan |
 Swedish: provisorisk, tillfällig |
 Thai: ซึ่งทดแทนชั่วคราว |
 Turkish: geçici |
 Taiwanese: 暫時湊和用的(通常品質不佳) |
 Ukrainian: тимчасовий; саморобний |
 Urdu: عارضی، وقتی |
 Vietnamese: tạm thời |
 Chinese: 临时凑合的 |
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