Associations to the word «Makeshift»
Noun
- Hallway
- Survivor
- Bale
- Wearing
- Zombie
- Musket
- Kitchen
- Knot
- Leah
- Bench
- Handful
- Inmate
- Log
- Jak
- Oat
- Roof
- Banner
- Sheath
- Slab
- Spit
- Quarter
- Pillow
- Equipment
- Splinter
- Mildred
- Crew
- Bridge
- Civilian
- Sulu
- Deck
- Armor
- Kit
- Lid
- Brig
- Hundred
- Pouch
- Corpse
- Pier
- Tire
- Rubble
- Bracelet
- Sanitation
- Shield
- Transmitter
- Tank
- Facility
- Tunic
- Wound
- Couch
- Jail
- Junk
- Landing
- Jungle
- Sharpe
- Ravine
- Clothing
- Gymnasium
- Miracle
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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.