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contraption
contraption
3 definitions found
for contraption
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n.
A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
[Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious, a.
We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions
which have been thus evolved and put upon the market.
--F. M. Ware.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
contraption
n 1: a device or control that is very useful for a particular
job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance,
convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "contraption":
apparatus, contrivance, device, gadget, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo,
hand tool, implement, instrument, means, mechanical device,
mechanism, power tool, precision tool, speed tool, thingumabob,
thingumajig, thingummy, tool, utensil, widget