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makeshift
[ meyk-shift ]
noun
- a temporary expedient or substitute:
We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
Synonyms: , ,
adjective
- Also ³¾²¹°ì±ðs³ó¾±´Ú³Ùy. serving as, or of the nature of, a makeshift.
Synonyms: , , , ,
makeshift
/ ˈ³¾±ðɪ°ìˌʃɪ´Ú³Ù /
adjective
- serving as a temporary or expedient means, esp during an emergency
noun
- something serving in this capacity
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of makeshift1
Example Sentences
Sitting on mats under a makeshift tent in the compound of the academy are families of the students.
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.
Most of the children who were killed had been displaced and were sheltering in makeshift tents or damaged homes, it said.
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.
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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