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makeshift

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Improvised to meet an immediate need until a better solution is available.

The team used a folding table as a makeshift registration desk.

Dictionary practice example.

The makeshift desk served the immediate need but could not hold the growing collection of records, so the group replaced it when the counter arrived.