makeshift

English - Turkish

Definition of makeshift in English Turkish dictionary

eğreti

{i} geçici çare

{i} geçici çözüm

{i} geçici önlem

geçici

Bir geçici masa için bir varil kullandık. - We used a barrel for a makeshift table.

Sami, Kahire'de geçici bir klinik kurdu. - Sami set up a makeshift clinic in Cairo.

geçici tedbir

{s} geçici önlem türünden

geçici tedbir türünden

English - English

Definition of makeshift in English English dictionary

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted

They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else

I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift.

something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

{i} temporary substitute

done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient

Makeshift things are temporary and usually of poor quality, but they are used because there is nothing better available. the cardboard boxes and makeshift shelters of the homeless. made to be used for a short time only when nothing better is available (make shift (15-19 centuries))

{s} temporary, provisional, improvised

Hyphenation

make·shift

Turkish pronunciation

meykşîft

Synonyms

alternative, band-aid, expedient, hit-or-miss, make-do, provisional, quick-and-dirty, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, temp, throwaway, expediency, last resort, pis aller

Antonyms

complete, finished, permanent, ready

Pronunciation

/ˈmākˌsʜəft/ /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/

Etymology

() make +‎ shift