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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
makeshift — make shift (m[=a]k sh[i^]ft ), n. That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means. James Mill. [1913 Webster +PJC] I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
means to an end — Synonyms and related words: ability, action, ad hoc measure, answer, artifice, capacity, capital, contrivance, countermove, coup, course of action, demarche, device, devices, disposable resources, dodge, effort, expedient, funds, gimmick,… … Moby Thesaurus
means — Synonyms and related words: MO, Swiss bank account, action, ad hoc measure, algorithm, answer, apparatus, approach, artifice, assessed valuation, assets, assets and liabilities, attack, available means, balance, bank account, bottom dollar,… … Moby Thesaurus
makeshift — Synonyms and related words: action, ad hoc, ad hoc measure, ad lib, ad libitum, ad lib, ad libbing, adulterated, agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, answer, arrangement, artifice, backup, band aid, blemished, caught napping, caught off… … Moby Thesaurus
makeshift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. expedient, substitute, stopgap. See substitution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. substitute, alternative, stopgap; see temporary . n. Syn. stopgap, substitute, replacement; see device 1 , resort 1 . See… … English dictionary for students
expedient — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Appropriate] Syn. deSirable, advisable, fitting; see fit 1 , 2 . 2. [Advantageous] Syn. profitable, useful, convenient, politic; see helpful 1 , practical , profitable . n. Syn. resource, makeshift, means to an end; see… … English dictionary for students
recourse — Synonyms and related words: ability, access, admittance, agency, alternative, availability, backup, capacity, capital, dernier ressort, device, devices, disposable resources, entree, expediency, expedient, funds, going between, hope,… … Moby Thesaurus
List of Shrek characters — This is a list of characters from the Shrek series. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Shrek 1.2 Donkey 1.3 Princess Fiona … Wikipedia
stopgap — I noun alternate, alternative, auxiliary, expedient, impermanent fixture, makeshift, means, measure, provisional measure, replacement, reserve, resort, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, temporary arrangement, temporary expedient, temporary… … Law dictionary
reserves — Synonyms and related words: Swiss bank account, US Army Reserve, US Naval Reserve, agent, alternate, alternative, analogy, army reserves, assets, auxiliaries, backlog, backup, balance, bank account, bottom dollar, budget, cache, cash reserves,… … Moby Thesaurus
resource — [n] supply drawn upon, either material or nonmaterial ability, appliance, artifice, assets, capability, capital, cleverness, contraption, contrivance, course, creation, device, expedient, fortune, hoard, ingenuity, initiative, inventiveness,… … New thesaurus