NOUN | artifact | gizmo, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known |
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artifact | gizmo, appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, widget | a device or control that is very useful for a particular job |
Sounds | gih'zmow. | |
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Rhymes | Alamo ... sumo: 20 rhymes with mow... |
Meaning | Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known. | |
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Example | "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" | |
Synonyms | doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget | |
Broader | stuff | Miscellaneous unspecified objects |
Spanish | adorno, artilugio, chingadera, chisme, chucho, chunche, cosa, coso, trasto, truco, vaina | |
Catalan | andròmina, endergues, trasto |
Meaning | A device or control that is very useful for a particular job. | |
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Synonyms | appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, widget | |
Narrower | gadgetry | appliances collectively |
gimbal | An appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips | |
injector | A contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) | |
mod con | modern convenience | |
Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
Spanish | adminículo, aparato, armatoste, artilugio, dispositivo, gadget, gizmo, ingenio, utensilio | |
Catalan | aparell, dispositiu, enginy, fòtil, gadget, gizmo, maquineta |
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