OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 12114

makeshift

/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
provisional
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part…
They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.
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📚 noun • entry_id 12113

makeshift

/ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
apaño • improvisación
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
And I am not a model clergyman—only a decent makeshift.
Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to eve…
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