gadget
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈɡædʒɪt/
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dispositivo
- This innovative gadget makes it easy to slice vegetables quickly.
- gizmos and gadgets
- electronic gadget
- kitchen gadgets
Well, it's a new gadget, so I have to have it.
- Well, it's a new gadget, so I have to have it.
- Amazon Prime Day is here, and that means gadget deals.
- They can get more gadgets, faster cars, surveillance equipment.
- So best gadget as determined by I think it was Engadget.
- Give me suggestions for more unusual but helpful gadgets.
- We waste so much time on our little gadgets.
- And oh boy is team full of weird, weird gadgets.
- Meet me outside at sundown and bring nerdy gadgets.
Examples
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Amazon Prime Day is here, and that means gadget deals.
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By the way guys, Speaking of electronic gadgets, I'm back now.
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Well, it's a new gadget, so I have to have it.
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But no need to plug this gadget into the wall.
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You can depend on Terry to have a gadget for everything.
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In fact, the sky is the limit for innovative systems and gadgets that fit into consumers' budget and needs.
Academic text (2012) -
A couple of cameras were slung around his neck, a leather gadget bag over one shoulder.
Fiction book (2002) -
I wondered what other new and improved gadgets they had brought with them.
Fiction book (1999) -
From now on, I'm treating all of my gadgets with love and respect.
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Try to free the imagination and experiment with gadgets and lights that are absolutely unusual.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.1
A machine or tool made to do a particular job
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5.1
A small useful thing or tool for a particular job
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7.1
A small device or tool whose name you do not know
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7.7
A strange machine or tool that looks complicated and hard to use
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3.7
A small new electronic device like a smartwatch or earbuds that makes life easier
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7.9
A simple machine made to do a specific job
A small tool that is useful and easy to carry
A small device you do not know the name of
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Etymology
Gadget may come from a French maker named Gaget who showed small tools at a big Paris fair in the 1800s, and people began to call little useful devices by his name. A helpful way to remember gadget is to think of a tiny 'tool' or 'device' made to do one job, which is why gadget now means a small, clever piece of technology.