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makeshift

How many syllables in makeshift?

  2 syllables

Divide makeshift into syllables:   make-shift
Primary syllable stress:   make-shift
Secondary syllable stress:   make-shift
How to pronounce makeshift:   meyk-shift
How to say makeshift:

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Synonyms for makeshift


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
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    3 syllables
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      What rhymes with makeshift

      2 syllables
      3 syllables
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