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"makeshift"
Keywords:
expedient
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implication
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inferiority
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shift
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temporary
That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means.
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Keywords:
survivors
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hammer
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rigged
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jury
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gear
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"
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Keywords:
contrived
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urgent
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emergency
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something
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meet
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
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