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gadg·et
 gadget
- pronunciation:
- gae
jiht
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noun |
| definition: |
a small mechanical or electronic device, esp. an unusual or ingenious one.
Here's a great new gadget for peeling potatoes.He has a fascination for electronic gadgets.
- synonyms:
- contraption, contrivance, widget
- similar words:
- appliance, device, dingus, doodad, doohickey, gizmo, hickey, invention, thingamabob, thingamajig
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| related words: |
apparatus, contrivance, instrument, thing, tool |
| derivation: |
gadgety (adj.) |
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