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| Main Entry: | anonymous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unknown, usually by choice |
| Synonyms: | Jane/John Doe, X*, bearding, incognito, innominate, nameless, pseudo, pseudonymous, secret, so and so, such and such, unacknowledged, unattested, unavowed, unclaimed, uncredited, undesignated, undisclosed, unidentified, unnamed, unsigned, unspecified, what's his/her name, whatchamacallit, whatsis, you know who |
| Antonyms: | identified, known, named |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | doodad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gadget |
| Synonyms: | contraption, contrivance, doohickey*, object, thing, thingamajig*, widget, gismo, thingamabob, whatchamacallit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | doohickey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gadget |
| Synonyms: | contraption, contrivance, doodad*, object, thing, thingamajig*, widget, gismo, thingamabob, whatchamacallit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gadget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | device, novelty |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, business, concern, contraption, contrivance, doodad*, doohickey*, gimmick, gizmo*, invention, object, thing*, thingamajig, tool, utensil, widget*, whatchamacallit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gizmo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gadget |
| Synonyms: | appliance, contraption, contrivance, device, doohickey, instrument, machine, thingamajig, tool, widget, mechanical device, thingamabob, whatchamacallit |
| Main Entry: | nameless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unknown, anonymous |
| Synonyms: | incognito, inconspicuous, obscure, undistinguished, unheard-of, unnamed, unsung, X*, innominate, pseudonymous, unacknowledged, uncelebrated, undesignated, unfamed, unnoted, untitled, whatchamacallit |
| Antonyms: | distinguished, eminent, famous, known, named, prominent, renowned, designated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | widget |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gadget |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, contraption, contrivance, device, doodad*, doohickey*, gizmo*, invention, object, thing*, thingamajig*, tool, thingamabob, whatchamacallit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foobar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | metasyntactic variable; whatever |
| Synonyms: | bar, thud, X, baz, corge, foo, fred, garply, grault, plugh, quux, qux, waldo, whatchamacallit, wombat, xyzzy |
| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equipment with a purpose |
| Synonyms: | appliance, black box*, contraption, device, doodad*, doohickey*, furnishings, gear, gimcrack*, gimmick, gizmo*, idiot box*, implement, job*, machine, machinery, means, mechanism, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, setup, stuff, supplies, tackle, thingamajig*, widget*, accoutrement, dingbat, gaff, grabber, habiliments, jigger, tools, utensils, whatchamacallit, whatsis, whosis |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | device |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instrument, tool |
| Synonyms: | accessory, agent, apparatus, appliance, arrangement, article, construction, contraption, contrivance, creation, doohickey*, equipment, expedient, gadget, gear, gimmick, implement, invention, machine, makeshift, material, means, mechanism, medium, outfit, resort, resource, rigging, shift, tackle, utensil, Rube Goldberg invention, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, whatnot, whatsit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | object |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thing able to be seen/felt/perceived |
| Synonyms: | article, body, bulk, commodity, doodad*, doohickey*, entity, fact, gadget, gizmo*, item, mass, matter, phenomenon, reality, something, substance, thingamajig*, volume, widget*, whatchamacallit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instrument used to shape, form, finish |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, contraption, contrivance, device, engine, gadget, gizmo*, implement, job, machine, means, mechanism, utensil, weapon, whatchamacallit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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