makeshift

makeshift is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.
2. noun. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

   Synonyms: stopgap

3. adjective. done or made using whatever is available

   "crossed the river on improvised bridges"

   "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"

   Synonyms: improvised

Synonyms

stopgap, improvised

Common word forms

makeshifts, makeshiftness

Words from these letters

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