makeshift

Other forms of makeshift

plural

makeshifts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about makeshift

What does makeshift mean?

makeshift means "something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in makeshift?

makeshift has 2 syllables: make-shift. The stress falls on "make". In IPA it is /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/.

What is another word for makeshift?

Close synonyms include stopgap, make-do, improvised, jury-rigged. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is makeshift a common word?

makeshift is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with makeshift?

1 word rhymes with makeshift. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.