gizmo
A gizmo is a device used for a specific job. A vacuum is a gizmo that cleans the floor.
While gizmo often means an unknown object — like a thingamajig — a gizmo is any device that gets a job done. A phone is a gizmo for talking to people. A stove is a gizmo that cooks food. A hammer is a gizmo that pounds in nails. Gizmos are all man-made: a plant or animal can't be a gizmo. If you want to be an inventor, come up with an original gizmo.
Definitions of gizmo
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a small mechanical device or gadget
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synonyms:
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, widget
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types:
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gadgetry
appliances collectively
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gimbal
an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips
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injector
a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
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mod con
modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house
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type of:
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device
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known“there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use”
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synonyms:
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
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type of:
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stuff
miscellaneous unspecified objects
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stuff
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