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    makeshift

    makeshift - Dictionary definition and meaning for word makeshift

    Definition
    (noun) something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
    Synonyms : make-do , stopgap
    Definition
    (adj) done or made using whatever is available
    Synonyms : improvised , jury-rigged
    Example Sentence
    • crossed the river on improvised bridges
    • the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
    • the rock served as a makeshift hammer
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for makeshift

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make+shift....and when do u shift people in your office ,its when you need them urgently as a substitute in place of other employee

When u dont have shift in d factory(emergency), u make it,i.e TEMPORARILY arrange it. Makeshift

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