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makeshift

adjective noun

done or made using whatever is available

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
M
Ends with
T
Contains
AK
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. done or made using whatever is available

    “crossed the river on improvised bridges”

noun

  1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

In context

Example Sentences

crossed the river on improvised bridges
the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
the rock served as a makeshift hammer

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