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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | contrivance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, artifice, contraption, contriving, creation, design, device, devising, doodad, doohickey, expedient, gadget, gear, gizmo, instrument, invention, machine, plan, project, scheme, shift, tool, widget |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | device |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something, as a machine, devised for a particular function. |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, contraption |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | gadget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A small specialized mechanical device. |
| Synonyms: | concern, contraption, gimmick, jigger, thing |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | invention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something invented. |
| Synonyms: | brainchild, device |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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