Noun
- 1. makeshift, stopgap, make-do, expedient
- usage: something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
Adjective
- 1. improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift, impermanent (vs. permanent), temporary
- usage: 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"
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