makeshift

(noun, adjective)

adjective

1. done or made using whatever is available

- the rock served as a makeshift hammer

Similar word(s): impermanent, temporary, improvised

Sentences with makeshift as an adjective:

- They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.

noun

1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

Similar word(s): stopgap

Definition categories: act, expedient