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Meanings of
improvised
in English
Made to work or suffice.
makeshift
substituted
jury-rigged
Related terms
temporary
impermanent
Without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.
impromptu
Synonyms
Examples for "
makeshift
"
makeshift
substituted
jury-rigged
Examples for "
makeshift
"
1
Migrants attend a French lesson near their
makeshift
camp in Paris, France.
2
She felt safe here, part of the
makeshift
family of Tres' foundlings.
3
UNICEF has set up latrines, provided drinking water, and opened
makeshift
schools.
4
The
makeshift
camp was home to about 700 migrants, the source added.
5
In some instances, mothers gave birth in field hospitals or
makeshift
facilities.
1
Rhodes appeared to agree, saying the city
substituted
one debt for another.
2
The three-judge court
substituted
a sentence of 10 years on both men.
3
Several other
substituted
forms of cyclodextrins did not mediate significant antiviral effects.
4
The most often seen difference is that Raven is
substituted
for Elk.
5
I need to know how he
substituted
that body during the act.
1
We're used to thinking of Iraq as the epicenter for
jury
-
rigged
bombs.
2
Four others stepped on a
jury
-
rigged
explosive, and suffered only moderate concussions.
3
The samples all warmed up before replacement thermal protection could be
jury
-
rigged
.
4
Either way, Team Mayhem is now looking at a
jury
-
rigged
bomb.
5
So was training troops in how to spot the
jury
-
rigged
weapons.
Usage of
improvised
in English
1
Generally speaking, American forces use two technologies to protect against
improvised
bombs.
2
Corporate plans prompt
improvised
behaviour from employees, including gaming the new rules.
3
They admitted to using
improvised
explosive devices against U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
4
Some brandished other
improvised
weapons; still others held rocks in their hands.
5
Said Torre, He only
improvised
in the way that he did it.
6
An
improvised
explosive device has today been made safe in Co Galway.
7
Then she took the lute and
improvised
and sang the following verses:
8
This is the reason a good portion of my act is
improvised
.
9
An Army bomb disposal team rendered the viable
improvised
explosive device safe.
10
So I
improvised
,
and told the McCoys what they-andAmerica-wantedto hear.
11
With an
improvised
lance Ahan also speared three salmon in the rapids.
12
He was fitted up with an
improvised
bed in the little sitting-room.
13
Perhaps a hundred expensively dressed people looked up at the
improvised
stage.
14
And insurgent
improvised
bombs, the country's deadliest threat, are down 90 percent.
15
Under our
improvised
constitution it is the only real guarantee against tyranny.
16
It was
improvised
,
but we'd felt stuck in a rut for years.
Other examples for "improvised"
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improvised
improvise
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Adjective
Frequent collocations
improvised hospital
improvised bed
Improvised
through the time
Improvised
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United States of America
Common
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