English

Alternative forms

• make-shift, make shift

Noun

makeshift ‎(plural makeshifts)

1. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
   • 1871–72, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Chapter 17

     I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift.

   • Sir Humphry Davy

     Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community.

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Adjective

makeshift ‎(comparative more makeshift, superlative most makeshift)

1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

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

   • 2012 May 26, Phil McNulty, “Norway 0-1 England”, in BBC Sport:

     Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular.

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See also

• make shift