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makeshift

[ meyk-shift ]

noun

  1. a temporary expedient or substitute:

    We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.

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adjective

  1. Also ³¾²¹°ì±ðs³ó¾±´Ú³Ùy. serving as, or of the nature of, a makeshift.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

makeshift

/ ˈ³¾±ðɪ°ìˌʃɪ´Ú³Ù /

adjective

  1. serving as a temporary or expedient means, esp during an emergency
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something serving in this capacity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of makeshift1

First recorded in 1555–65; noun, adj. use of verb phrase make shift
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Sitting on mats under a makeshift tent in the compound of the academy are families of the students.

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Last week, BBC File on 4 Investigates heard that millions of these tyres - sent for recycling - were actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces, causing serious health problems and environmental damage.

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Most of the children who were killed had been displaced and were sheltering in makeshift tents or damaged homes, it said.

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Every day for over a week, I knelt before a makeshift altar in my bedroom, anchored myself to my breath and performed a most Herculean feat: twice daily, hour-long meditations.

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As the scale of destruction emerged, Myanmar officials declared a "mass casualty area" at Naypyidaw General Hospital, where patients lay on gurneys outside, intravenous drips hanging from makeshift stands.

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