makeshift

Meanings

• adjective

  Something improvised or temporary, often used in place of something more permanent or proper.

  - "The makeshift shelter provided some protection from the rain."
  - "The makeshift bridge was sufficient for the small stream."
  - "The makeshift costume was created from old clothes and fabric scraps."

• verb

  To create or fashion something quickly and improbably, often using available materials.

  - "We made a makeshift raft from tree branches and vines."
  - "The children made makeshift swords from sticks and leaves."
  - "The hiker made a makeshift repair to his tent with duct tape."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with makeshift
drift , lift , shift , sift

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Variants

List of all variants of makeshift that leads to same result
makeshift , makeshifts , made , made a face , made a mountain out of a molehill , made away with , made believe , made bold , made book , made common cause , made do , made ends meet , made eyes , made faces , made friends with , made fun of , made good , made good for , made good on , made hay , made head , made her mark , made his mark , made it , made light of , made love , made much of , made my mark , made nice , made no bones , made one's mark , made our mark , made port , made public , made sail , made shift , made sport of , made the grade , made the most of , made the scene , made their mark , made time , made tracks , made use of , made water , made waves , made way , made with , made your mark , make , make a face , make a mountain out of a molehill , make away with , make believe , make bold , make book , make common cause , make do , make ends meet , make eyes , make faces , make friends with , make fun of , make good , make good for , make good on , make hay , make head , make her mark , make his mark , make it , make its mark , make light of , make love , make much of , make my mark , make nice , make no bones , make one's mark , make our mark , make port , make public , make sail , make shift , make sport of , make the grade , make the most of , make the scene , make their mark , make time , make tracks , make use of , make water , make waves , make way , make with , make your mark , makes , makes a face , makes a mountain out of a molehill , makes away with , makes believe , makes bold , makes book , makes common cause , makes do , makes ends meet , makes eyes , makes faces , makes friends with , makes fun of , makes good , makes good for , makes good on , makes hay , makes head , makes her mark , makes his mark , makes it , makes light of , makes love , makes much of , makes my mark , makes nice , makes no bones , makes one's mark , makes our mark , makes port , makes public , makes sail , makes shift , makes sport of , makes the grade , makes the most of , makes the scene , makes their mark , makes time , makes tracks , makes use of , makes water , makes waves , makes way , makes with , makes your mark , making , making a face , making a mountain out of a molehill , making away with , making believe , making bold , making book , making common cause , making do , making ends meet , making eyes , making faces , making friends with , making fun of , making good , making good for , making good on , making hay , making head , making her mark , making his mark , making it , making light of , making love , making much of , making my mark , making nice , making no bones , making one's mark , making our mark , making port , making public , making sail , making shift , making sport of , making the grade , making the most of , making the scene , making their mark , making time , making tracks , making use of , making water , making waves , making way , making with , making your mark

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Etymology

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From the verb make, meaning 'to create or produce,' and the suffix -shift, meaning 'to move or transfer.' The term was first used in the late 16th century.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'makeshift' was first used in print in the 1590s in the play 'The Taming of the Shrew' by William Shakespeare.

2. The term 'makeshift' is often used in military contexts to describe temporary structures or repairs.

3. The term 'makeshift' can also be used to describe a person or group that manages to survive or succeed despite difficult circumstances.

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Related Concepts

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1. MacGyverism: The ability to create or repair things using unconventional methods and everyday items. The term is named after the fictional character Angus MacGyver, who is known for his makeshift solutions.

2. Improvised Explosive Device (IED): A bomb made from readily available materials, often used in terrorist attacks. The term 'makeshift' can be used to describe the construction of an IED.

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Culture

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The term 'makeshift' has been used in various forms of literature and art to describe improvised or temporary solutions. For example, in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Scout describes a makeshift fort as 'the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.' In music, the term has been used in song titles such as 'Makeshift Love' by Maroon 5 and 'Makeshift' by All Time Low.

How to Memorize "makeshift"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a temporary shelter or structure made from available materials. Imagine creating a makeshift bridge or raft using branches and vines.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'makeshift' with the idea of improvisation and temporary solutions. Think of the word as meaning 'creative' or 'resourceful'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym M-A-K-E-S-H-I-F-T to remember the definition: 'M' for makeshift, 'A' for adjective or verb, 'K' for quick or temporary, 'E' for easy or simple, 'S' for solution, 'H' for hastily, and 'F' for fashioned.

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