makeshift
adjective/ˈmeɪkʃɪft/
/ˈmeɪkʃɪft/
[usually before noun]- used temporarily for a particular purpose because the real thing is not available synonym provisional, improvised
- A few cushions formed a makeshift bed.
- The hall had been turned into a makeshift hospital.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMakeshift is used with these nouns:- altar
- bandage
- barricade
- …
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