makeshift

(s) done or made using whatever is available
- crossed the river on improvised bridges
- the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear
- the rock served as a makeshift hammer
improvised, jury-rigged,

Nouns

(n) something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency make-do, stopgap,

Synonyms

make-do stopgap improvised jury-rigged

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