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make-shift

make-shift is the alternative form of makeshift.

Meaning of makeshift

Adjective

makeshift (comparative more makeshift, superlative most makeshift)

  1. Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
    • They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

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Forms of make-shift

Adjective
comparativemore make-shift
superlativemost make-shift
Noun
pluralmake-shifts

Questions about make-shift

What is make-shift the alternative form of?
Make-shift is the alternative form of makeshift.

Words near make-shift in the dictionary

  1. make-overs
  2. make-peace
  3. make-peaces
  4. make-readies
  5. make-ready
  6. make-shift
  7. make-shifts
  8. make-sport
  9. make-sports
  10. make-up
  11. make-up artist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make-shift (page history and authors); makeshift (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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