Associations to the word «Makeshift»
Noun
- Weapon
- Sweating
- Shift
- Forge
- Bedding
- Goggle
- Gym
- Canister
- Hammock
- Fallout
- Veranda
- Mattress
- Memorial
- Accommodation
- Quilt
- Wick
- Desk
- Repair
- Bomb
- Tub
- Camp
- Broom
- Rifleman
- Grenade
- Lab
- Crumbling
- Sleeping
- Studio
- Clinic
- Bathroom
- Bayonet
- Prison
- Brothel
- Migrant
- Redoubt
- Construct
- Sentry
- Dug
- Striker
- Sled
- Forearm
- Truck
- Torch
- Flask
- Barrel
- Trench
- Bed
- Bulkhead
- Garbage
- Cabin
- Flashlight
- Cloak
- Warehouse
- Fence
- Cradle
- Bunker
- Knife
- Barge
- Parapet
- Lancer
- Dwelling
- Arlington
- Parking
- Classroom
- Pad
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
MAKESHIFT, noun. A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.
MAKESHIFT, adjective. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
Dictionary definition
MAKESHIFT, noun. Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency.
MAKESHIFT, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.