gadget
Meaning of gadget
noun
- a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one.
a variety of kitchen gadgets
late 19th century (originally in nautical use): probably from French gâchette ‘lock mechanism’ or from the French dialect word gagée ‘tool’.
Information about gadget
- It is a name.
- The plural form of gadget is: gadgets.
- Languages in which gadget is used:
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Hyphenation of gadget
gad-get
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- gadget is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gadget synonyms
Meaning appliance:
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gizmo, gismo, widget
Meaning the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose:
Meaning a tool or implement, especially one for precision work:
Meaning a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose:
Meaning a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function:
Meaning a tool, container, or other article, especially for household use:
Meaning an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts, each with a definite function and together performing a particular task:
Meaning a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery:
Meaning a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment:
Meaning something, typically a process or device, that has been invented:
Meaning an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to:
Meaning a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention:
Meaning a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade:
Meaning used to refer to something that the speaker cannot name precisely:
Translation of gadget
- German: Apparat, Utensil, Maschine, Zubehörteil, Apparatur, Gerät, Extra, Zubehör
- Italian: dispositivo, congegno, arnese, aggeggio
- Spanish: artilugio, gizmo
- French: gadget
Anagrams of gadget
Words that rhyme with gadget
Padget, ledget, pledget, Bidget, Bridget, bidget, bridget, fidget, midget, nidget, widget, Blodget, Budget, budget, fussbudget, gudget, minibudget, mumbudget, prebudget, probudget, rebudget, underbudget
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