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My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the kind of makeshift darkroom that was only dark at night.
Sam Abell

Meaning of "makeshift" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKESHIFT

makeshift  [ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAKESHIFT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Makeshift can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MAKESHIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of makeshift in the English dictionary

The definition of makeshift in the dictionary is serving as a temporary or expedient means, esp during an emergency. Other definition of makeshift is something serving in this capacity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAKESHIFT


blueshift
ˈbluːˌʃɪft
downshift
ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft
frameshift
ˈfreɪmˌʃɪft
gearshift
ˈɡɪəʃɪft
kerchiefed
ˈkɜːtʃɪft
loanshift
ˈləʊnˌʃɪft
manshift
ˈmænˌʃɪft
rankshift
ˈræŋkˌʃɪft
redshift
ˈredˌʃɪft
shift
ʃɪft
unshift
ʌnˈʃɪft
upshift
ʌpˈʃɪft

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKESHIFT

make-ready
make-up
make-up artist
make-up bag
make-up base
make-up case
make-up class
make-up girl
make-up man
make-up men
make-up remover
makeable
Makeba
makebate
Makedhonia
makefast
makeless
makeover
maker
makeweight

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKESHIFT

back shift
consonant shift
day shift
Doppler shift
Einstein shift
function shift
graveyard shift
Great Vowel Shift
Lamb shift
night shift
paradigm shift
scene shift
sound shift
split shift
stick shift
swing shift
vowel shift
whift

Synonyms and antonyms of makeshift in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAKESHIFT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «makeshift» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of makeshift

Translation of «makeshift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKESHIFT

Find out the translation of makeshift to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of makeshift from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «makeshift» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

临时凑合的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

improvisado
570 millions of speakers

English

makeshift
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्थायी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مؤقتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

времянки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provisório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থায়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provisoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sementara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

behelfsmäßig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

当座しのぎの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임시변통의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Makeshift
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật dùng tạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்காலிக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कामचलाऊ कामे करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eğreti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di fortuna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowizoryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

времянки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

improvizat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόχειρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tydelike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undermåliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provisorisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of makeshift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKESHIFT»

The term «makeshift» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKESHIFT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about makeshift

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7 QUOTES WITH «MAKESHIFT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word makeshift.
1
Sam Abell
My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the kind of makeshift darkroom that was only dark at night.
2
Joseph Barbera
Los Angeles was an impression of failure, of disappointment, of despair, and of oddly makeshift lives. This is California? I thought.
3
Janet Echelman
As a child, I always enjoyed building forts by stringing up bed sheets and clothes. I continue to be inspired by makeshift structures, including my own kids' forts and temporary architecture of all sorts.
4
Ma Jian
In 1989, I was on Tiananmen Square with the students, living in their makeshift tents and joining their jubilant singing of the Internationale. In the two decades since, each time that I have gone back, visions from those days seem to return with increasing persistence.
5
King Krule
I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines.
6
Anne Tyler
For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.
7
Andy Warhol
Human beings are born solitary, but everywhere they are in chains - daisy chains - of interactivity. Social actions are makeshift forms, often courageous, sometimes ridiculous, always strange. And in a way, every social action is a negotiation, a compromise between 'his,' 'her' or 'their' wish and yours.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKESHIFT»

Discover the use of makeshift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to makeshift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities
In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just as he did in the acclaimed bestsellers Home and A Clearing in ...
Witold Rybczynski, 2010
2
His Makeshift Wife (Mills & Boon Historical)
Yet it’s increasingly hard to hide his real self from his ever more inquisitive wife... ‘Anne Ashley captivates with a tale of intrigue, mystery, suspense and romance...’ – RT Book Reviews on Miss in a Man’s World
Anne Ashley, 2012
3
Makeshift Marriage
Miss Laura Milbanke agreed to marry Sir Nicholas Grenville because he had fought a deadly duel for her hand.
Sandra Heath, 1983
4
Makeshift: Workshop Skills for Survival and Self-reliance
In this fascinating new book, he presents a wide range of unconventional, remarkably creative home workshop skills, including: - HOMEMADE TOOLS--Make your own hammers, drills, screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, saws, files, chisels, vises, ...
James Ballou, 2009
5
Thoughts in a Makeshift Mortuary
Hope. Thoughts in a Makeshift Mortuary, Jenny Hobbs’s rich, powerful fi rst novel, is a story about ordinary living in extraordinary times and a moving tribute to those who worked to raise a South Africa driven to its knees.
Jenny Hobbs, 2014
6
Spoil Island: Reading the Makeshift Archipelago
To explore these islands, Spoil Island: Reading the Makeshift Archipelago navigates a course along the U.S. east coast, moving from New York City to Florida.
Charlie Hailey, 2013
7
The Makeshift Husband
Seth must decide whether to accept Diane and her baby as his family after discovering that he is not the father of the child.
Hilda Stahl, 1993
8
Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls: Poems
Meitner's range, wit, compassion and her alertness to the moments where domestic and collective experience intersect, make these poems memorable. This book is a seriously good read"—Daisy Fried.
Erika Meitner, 2011
9
Makeshift Migrants and Law: Gender, Belonging, and ...
Gender, Belonging, and Postcolonial Anxieties Ratna Kapur. and Law Gender, Belonging, and Postcolonial Anxieties r _' RATNA KAPUR Makeshift Migrants and Law Makeshift Migrants and Law Gender, Belonging,. Makeshift Migrants Front ...
Ratna Kapur, 2012
10
The Makeshift Rocket
Knud Axel Syrup, chief engineer of the spaceship Mercury Girl, sat and drank his favourite beer and thought about the coming war he was so anxious to avoid.
Poul Anderson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKESHIFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term makeshift is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Three people injured by makeshift cannon's blast | The Columbus …
The Vindicator in Youngstown reported that a makeshift cannon was set off and exploded late Saturday in the village near the Pennsylvania ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
A place for reckoning: Makeshift memorials grow as a city moves …
While a makeshift memorial also has sprung up near the Amnicola site, the Lee Highway strip mall has morphed into the destination for ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
3
Police: Drunk 22-year-olds arrested after creating 'makeshift
SEATTLE — Police say they arrested two drunk men who had created a “makeshift shooting range” in their backyard. Seattle police officers ... «Q13 FOX, Jul 15»
4
Kerry-Beth Garvey: US flag should not fly from 'makeshift clothesline …
No matter how well-intentioned the gesture, it never should have been placed on something akin to a makeshift clothesline. It never should ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
5
Video: Tarp turns pickup truck bed into makeshift pool - UPI.com
Dashcam footage from the traffic stop in St. Michael, Minn., shows three teens riding in a makeshift pool created by insulating the bed of a ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
6
Makeshift Reading FC side suffer heavy loss at Vicarage Road …
With a massive FA Cup quarter-final to come on Monday night, Clarke opted to make nine changes to his side, prioritising the FA Cup now that ... «Reading Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
Chattanoogans mourn shooting victims at makeshift memorials
Residents went to mourn those who died Saturday at makeshift memorials outside the two military facilities where the gunman opened fire. «WKRN.com, Jul 15»
8
Makeshift Piracy Shops Raided, Six Arrested
On a tip off, CTF sleuths led by ACP I Chittibabu raided the makeshift shops outside cellphone showrooms in Dabagardens area. They arrested ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Vet's makeshift memorial brings moments of seriousness to FunFest
One veteran in our region is honoring his brothers-in-arms. Michael Harmen served in Afghanistan as a soldier in the U.S. Army. When he got the news of ... «WCYB, Jul 15»
10
Gardener awarded €60000 after breaking ankle on makeshift gate
A MAN who broke his ankle after climbing a makeshift gate blocking a pathway to a river where he had been fishing has been awarded ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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