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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
makeshift
adj 1: 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" [syn: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift]
n 1: something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
[syn: makeshift, stopgap, make-do]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
makeshift \make"shift`\ (m[=a]k"sh[i^]ft`), n.
That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with
implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means.
--James Mill.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift.
--G. Eliot.
[1913 Webster] makeup
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Thesaurus Results for makeshift:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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