Definitions for Makeshift
ˈmeɪkˌʃɪftmakeshift

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. makeshift, stopgap, make-doadjective

   something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

2. improvised, jury-rigged, makeshiftadjective

   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"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. makeshiftnoun

   That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means. James Mill.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. makeshiftnoun

   A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.

2. makeshiftadjective

   Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

   They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

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1. makeshift

   Makeshift refers to something that is temporary, quickly made, or used as a substitute because the proper or original item is not available. It's often characterized by being less ideal or less effective than the optimal or desired solution.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Makeshiftnoun

   that with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Makeshift in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Makeshift in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Makeshift in a Sentence

1. Tin Swe Myint:

   We just don't know how many people exactly were buried since we don't have any data on people living there, it was just a slum with these ... workers living in makeshift tents.

2. Tulane University:

   The comment was written on a makeshift wall on our private property, normally used for a game of capture the flag, to mock the ideologies of a political candidate.

3. Simon Missiri:

   Many families with young children and the elderly have been left homeless. They are living in makeshift shelters on embankments and river banks, for well over a month people's coping mechanisms have been worn down by successive waves of flooding. Cyclone Komen made a bad situation even worse. There are high levels of vulnerability in these communities which must not be neglected.

4. Maroofa Bibi:

   When the shelling starts, we rush to cower in the makeshift basements of our home, the power supply gets cut and we wait in the darkness with our terrified children, waiting for it be over.

5. Irwin Redlener:

   It's an extremely makeshift, temporary answer to a very complex problem, it doesn't work for long, living in a motel, especially a crowded motel. It is a terrible situation for a young child.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Makeshift
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Makeshift
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Makeshift
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Makeshift
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Makeshift