English
Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ædÊɪt|-ædÊɪt
Noun
en-noun
- a w:placeholder name for any device or machine whose name cannot be recalled; especially
#*a clever device designed for a specific practical use:
#:He bought a neat new gadget for shredding potatoes.
#*a complicated or awkward device:
#:That's quite a lot of gadgets you have collected. Do you use any of them?
Translations
Finnish: laite, härpätin, vekotin, vehje, värkki
Greek: ÎαÏαÏÎÏι, ÎÏγαλείο, ÎξάÏÏημα
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Português: engenhoca
See also
contraption
contrivance
doohickey
widget
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