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makeshift

/ˈmeɪkʃɪft/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈmeɪkʃɪft/
makeshift
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

ma - kes - hift -> makeshift

Myanmar meaning

(n) ကိစ္စပြီးလေအောင် ယာယီဖြစ်ကတက်ဆန်းပြုလုပ်ဖန်တီးထားသည့်အရာ။

Full entry

makeshift /'meÇkʃÇft/ adj

မရှိသုံး။ ယာယီသုံး။
use an empty crate as a makeshift table ❍ turn the hall into a makeshift classroom.

More examples
  • A makeshift shelter/grave/hospital
Synonyms
rough and ready, crude, temporary, improvised, provisional, do-it-yourself, Band-Aid, ad lib, alternative, by ear, ersatz, expediency, expedient, hit-or-miss, improv, last resort, make-do, off the cuff, off the hip, off the top of head, off the top of one's head, off top of head, pis aller, quick-and-dirty, recourse, refuge, replacement, resort, resource, rough-and-ready, shift, slapdash, spur of the moment, stopgap, substitute, temp, temporary help, throwaway
Antonyms
complete, finished, permanent, ready
Cross references
rough and readycrudetemporaryimprovisedprovisionaldo-it-yourselfBand-Aidad libalternativeby earersatzexpediencyexpedienthit-or-missimprovlast resortmake-dooff the cuffoff the hipoff the top of headoff the top of one's headoff top of headpis allerquick-and-dirtyrecourserefugereplacementresort
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