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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
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
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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COMMUNICATIONS
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