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Nouns
(n)
makeshift
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stopgap
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make-do
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
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Adjectives
(s)
improvised
,
jury-rigged
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makeshift
done or made using whatever is available
“crossed the river on improvised bridges”
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“the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”
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“the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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