makeshift — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

closed, decent

VERB + MAKESHIFT

branches, created, doing, fell, lived, made, noticed, set

MAKESHIFT + NOUN

cairo, clinic, day, england, firepit, fool, hut, it's

PREP.

from, from, in, in, on, up

ADV.

only

Definitions

noun

1

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.

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.

adj

1

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

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

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.

noun

1

A rogue; a shifty person.

Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog, and ever brain-sick, / Where such a raving and desperate Dick?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

adjective — done or made using whatever is available

improvised
jury-rigged

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.

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02

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.

Wiktionary

03

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

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04

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 threat

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05

Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog

Wiktionary

06

Actually that I bring a huge volume of reference material with me is a makeshift way of preventing people from disputing my case.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, makeshift is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.