MAKESHIFT

improvised, jury-rigged, 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”

makeshift, stopgap, make-do

(noun) something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

makeshift (plural makeshifts)

A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Adjective

makeshift (comparative more makeshift, superlative most makeshift)

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

Etymology 2

Noun

makeshift (plural makeshifts)

(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.

Synonyms

• See also villain

Source: Wiktionary

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Make"shift`, n.

Definition: That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient. James Mill. I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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