Gadget

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  Rhymes: -ædʒɪt

Noun

Singular Gadget

Plural {{{1}}}

Gadget ({{{1}}})

1. any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled;
   • 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

any device or machine

Bulgarian: джаджа bg(bg) (dzhadzha) f. Estonian: riistapuu et(et) Finnish: laite, härpätin, vekotin, vehje, värkki French: gadget fr(fr)

Greek: μηχάνημα el(el) (michánima) n. Macedonian: направа mk(mk) (náprava) f. Portuguese: engenhoca Serbian: сокоћало sr(sr) (sokoćalo) n.

Related terms

• gadgety

See also

• contraption
• contrivance
• doohickey
• gizmo
• widget

Anagrams

• adeggt,
• tagged

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

gadget m. inv.

1. gadget (small device)