Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete a
thing whosename cannot beremembered ;thingamajig ,doohickey - noun any
device ormachine , especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
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But the gadget is a lot easier to carry than a paper-back dictionary which is also very limited.
sionnach commented on the word gadget
Look out! Gidget's got a gadget!
April 10, 2008