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Gizmo

/ˈɡɪzmoʊ/

Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

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📖 Definitions of "Gizmo"

noun

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Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

🔄 Synonyms of "Gizmo"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
contrivancenoun	A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
gadgetnoun	Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
appliancenoun	A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
gimmicknoun	A trick or device used to attain some end.
gubbinsnoun	(British, informal) Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.
widgetnoun	A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
conveniencenoun	The quality of being convenient.
contraptionnoun	A machine that is complicated and precarious.
dojiggernoun	(informal) A thing whose name is not known; a whatsit or doohickey.
doodadnoun	(originally US) Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
dohickeynoun	Alternative spelling of doohickey. [(slang, originally US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)]
doohickeynoun	(slang, originally US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
thingamajignoun	(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
thingummynoun	Synonym of thingy: something one cannot remember the name of, or is unable to or does not care to specify precisely.
thingumabobnoun	Alternative form of thingamabob. [(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.]
thingmajignoun	Alternative form of thingamajig. [(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.]
thingmabobnoun	Alternative form of thingamabob. [(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.]
thingamabobnoun	(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
thingumajignoun	Alternative form of thingamajig. [(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gizmo"

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Word	Definition
thingummynoun	Synonym of thingy: something one cannot remember the name of, or is unable to or does not care to specify precisely.
dojiggernoun	(informal) A thing whose name is not known; a whatsit or doohickey.
doodadnoun	(originally US) Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
doohickeynoun	(slang, originally US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
thingamabobnoun	(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
thingamajignoun	(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
gadgetnoun	Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
widgetnoun	A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
gimmicknoun	A trick or device used to attain some end.
conveniencenoun	The quality of being convenient.
contraptionnoun	A machine that is complicated and precarious.
contrivancenoun	A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
thingumabobnoun	Alternative form of thingamabob. [(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.]
thingumajignoun	Alternative form of thingamajig. [(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.]
thingmabobnoun	Alternative form of thingamabob. [(slang) A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.]
thingmajignoun	Alternative form of thingamajig. [(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.]
dohickeynoun	Alternative spelling of doohickey. [(slang, originally US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)]
appliancenoun	A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
gubbinsnoun	(British, informal) Assorted stuff, especially if of little value; tat.
whatsisnoun	Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.