HyperDic: gadget

English > 1 sense of the word gadget:
NOUNartifactgadget, appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gizmo, gismo, widgeta device or control that is very useful for a particular job
gadget > pronunciation
Soundsgae'jhaht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > gadget: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
Synonymsappliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gizmo, gismo, widget
Narrowergadgetryappliances collectively
gimbalAn appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips
injectorA contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
mod conmodern convenience
BroaderdeviceAn instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
Spanishadminículo, aparato, armatoste, artilugio, dispositivo, gadget, gizmo, ingenio, utensilio
Catalanaparell, dispositiu, enginy, fòtil, gadget, gizmo, maquineta
Nounsgadgeteera person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets

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