| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | liable to spoil, rot |
| Synonyms: | decaying, decomposable, destructible, easily spoiled, short-lived, unstable |
| Antonyms: | continuation, endurance |
| Main Entry: | temporary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lasting only a short while |
| Synonyms: | Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | impermanent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fleeting |
| Synonyms: | ephemeral, evanescent, passing, perishable, temporary, transient |
| Antonyms: | permanent |
| Main Entry: | pro tem |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
| Synonyms: | Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | short-range |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
| Synonyms: | Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, short-term, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, tactical, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | short-term |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
| Synonyms: | Band-Aid, acting, ad hoc, ad interim, alternate, brief, changeable, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, for the time being, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, interim, limited, make-do, makeshift, momentary, mortal, overnight, passing, perishable, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, provisory, shifting, short, short-lived, short-range, slapdash, stopgap, substitute, summary, supply, temp, transient, transitory, unfixed, unstable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | groceries |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | food |
| Synonyms: | comestibles, edibles, foodstuffs, perishables, produce, staples, vegetables, viands |