1. Done or made using whatever is available
   "the rock served as a makeshift hammer";
   - improvised, jury-rigged

1. Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
   "They used a makeshift splint to stabilize the injured hiker's leg";
   - stopgap, make-do

Derived forms: makeshifts

See also: impermanent, temporary

Type of: expedient

Encyclopedia: Makeshift