Hyphenation of makeshift

Are you trying to hyphenate makeshift? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

makeshift

Definitions of makeshift:

1.	Something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
2.	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

Synonyms of makeshift:

adj	improvised, jury-rigged, impermanent, temporary
noun	stopgap, expedient

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.