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gadget
What does gadget mean?
gadget (noun): any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gadget in a sentence?
- He bought a neat new gadget for shredding potatoes. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
What are synonyms of gadget?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “gadget” mean?
any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated
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a group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together
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that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage
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a very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered
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Which word is closest in meaning to “gadget”?
community
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character
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situation
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appliance
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