makeshift
/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.18 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
Example Sentences
- "And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift."
- "Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community."
- "They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter."
- "Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular."
- "The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time, a source familiar with the situation told CNN."
- "Greene the coneycatcher, of this dream the author, / For his dainty devise deserveth the halter. / A rakehell, a makeshift, a scribbling fool; / A famous bayard in city and school: / Now sick as a dog, and ever brain-sick, / Where such a raving and desperate Dick?"
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
makeshifts (plural)
make-shift (alternative)
make shift (alternative)
more makeshift (comparative)
most makeshift (superlative)