makeshift
Use Makeshift in a sentence
noun
1.
a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
adjective
2.
Also, make·shift·y. serving as, or of the nature of, a makeshift.
Origin:
1555–65; noun, adj. use of verb phrase make shift
1555–65; noun, adj. use of verb phrase make shift
Synonyms
1. make-do, contrivance, jury-rig. 2. emergency, temporary, improvised, jury, ersatz.
1. make-do, contrivance, jury-rig. 2. emergency, temporary, improvised, jury, ersatz.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | serving as a temporary or expedient means, esp during an emergency |
| —n | |
| 2. | something serving in this capacity |
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Makeshift
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
makeshift
1565, "shifty person, rogue," from make (v.) + shift. Sense of "substitute" (adj.) is first recorded 1683.
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Example sentences
Hundreds of thousands of survivors are refugees, squatting in makeshift camps wherever you go.
Army officials have blamed such incidents on impostors dressed in makeshift fatigues.
The only people in imminent danger are the guys standing around the makeshift launchpad.
Some doctors arranged makeshift surgeries in private homes.
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