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widg·et

widget

 
pronunciation:
wI jiht
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: any small manufactured item or device; gadget.
similar words:
gadget
definition 2: in computing, an application or program that performs the limited function of giving easy access to specific types of information or functionality. A widget often floats on top of a web page that is already opened.
I find the note-taking widget on my computer very convenient.My weather widget keeps me up to date on the weather at all times, and I don't have to leave my page and go to a weather website.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)widget bad, best, better, cheap, fabulous, free, immediate, late, little, minuscule, new, radioactive, useful
verb + (n.)widget add, assume, borrow, bring, build, buy, call, contain, cost, count, create, deliver, design, download, invent, make, manufacture, offer, patent, produce, select, sell, send, talk, view  [See all][See only the most frequent]
noun + (n.)widget Help business, car, company, customer, desktop, developer, equivalent, example, export, factory, feed, firm, import, industry, information, job, language, law, machine, maker, mile, news, other, price, producer, seat, segment, share, site, software, sport, television, titanium, value, weather, worker [See all][See only the most frequent]