makeshift

Meanings

Plural: makeshifts

Noun

something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
A rogue; a shifty person.

Adjective Satellite

done or made using whatever is available
- "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"

Adj

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

Origin / Etymology

Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.

Synonyms

improvised, jury-rigged, make-do, stopgap

Scrabble Score: 21

makeshift is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
makeshift is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
makeshift is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

makeshift is a valid Words With Friends word