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| 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: | contraption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | device |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, contrivance, doohickey*, gadget, gizmo*, machine, mechanism, rig, thingamajig*, widget, Rube Goldberg device |
* = 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: | gimmick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contrived object; scheme |
| Synonyms: | aid, apparatus, artifice, catch, concern, counterfeit, deceit, device, dodge*, fake, feint, fixture, fun, gadget, gambit, game, gizmo*, imposture, instrument, jest, maneuver, means, method, ploy, ruse, secret, shift, sport, stratagem, stunt, trick, widget*, wile |
* = 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: | 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: | machine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | device that performs a task |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, automobile, computer, contraption, contrivance, engine, gadget, implement, instrument, mechanism, motor, robot, tool, vehicle, widget*, automaton, thingamabob |
* = 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: | contrivance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gadget |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, appliance, coinage, contraption, convenience, creation, device, discovery, engine, equipment, gear, gimcrack*, harness, implement, instrument, invention, machine, material, mechanism, tackle, thingamajig*, tool, utensil, widget*, brainchild, thingamabob, whatsis |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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