makeshift, stopgap, make-do
(noun) something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stopgap (not comparable)
Filling a gap or pause.
Temporary; short-term.
stopgap (plural stopgaps)
That which fills a gap or hiatus.
(figuratively) A temporary measure or short-term fix used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
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Source: Wiktionary
Stop"-gap`, n.
Definition: That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient. Moral prejudices are the stop-gaps of virtue. Hare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 May 2025
(noun) a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; “he sent a runner over with the contract”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
