ContraptionWordNet Explorer

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noun

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Words in this synset: appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
noun

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

noun

appliances collectively

noun

an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips

noun

a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)

noun

modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house

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