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s | makeshift |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun makeshift is

a temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.

As an adjective makeshift is

made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    makeshift

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else.
  • *
    • I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
    • They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 26 2012 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Norway 0-1 England , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Hodgson was able to introduce Arsenal teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for his debut late on as this makeshift England line-up closed out a victory that was solid for the most part without ever threatening to be spectacular.}}

    See also

    * make shift