The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - makeshift adj.

1) temporary, stopgap, expedient, emergency, temporary, jury-rigged, improvised, tentative, stand-by, slapdash: We were able to fashion a makeshift rudder out of an oar. --n. 2) stopgap, expedient, improvisation, substitute: The heater broke down and we had to get along with a makeshift.