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. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy:

   We put up a makeshift fence and walk off the distance between the fence at the White House and the actual house itself. We don't have the bushes, we don't have the fountains, we don't get a realistic look at the White House.

2. Eric Adams:

   I'm just very clear : people are not going to live in makeshift dangerous housing, we should have never allowed that to happen.

3. Chancellor Werner Faymann:

   Then we must secure our borders even more, to protect internal borders is a makeshift solution. But we have to be prepared.

4. Los Angeles:

   I was surprised to see how much it affected me as soon as I got here and saw these makeshift memorials, my kids grew up with Kobe Bryant and Kobe Bryant meant so much to all three of my children. So I sort of experienced all that along with my kids.

5. 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.

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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