makeshift

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Synonyms: make-shift, make shift, manshift, makeshifts, made shift, makes it, makes shift, makeshifty

Antonyms: make-shift, make shift, manshift, makeshifts, made shift, makes it, makes shift, makeshifty

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Noun

1. A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.

Adjective

1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
   • They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

Noun

1. A rogue; a shifty person.

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