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makeshift
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make·shift

noun \ˈmāk-ˌshift\

Definition of MAKESHIFT

: a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
— makeshift adjective
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Examples of MAKESHIFT

  1. <when his belt broke, he was forced to use string as a makeshift>

First Known Use of MAKESHIFT

1766

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Synonyms
expedient, stopgap
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Rhymes with MAKESHIFT

adrift, airlift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, forklift, frameshift, gearshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift

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