Synonyms for gadget

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gaj-it

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgædʒ ɪt

Top 10 synonyms for gadget

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Définition of gadget

Origin : 1886, gadjet (but said to date back to 1850s), sailors' slang word for any small mechanical thing or part of a ship for which they lacked, or forgot, a name; perhaps from French gâchette "catchpiece of a mechanism" (15c.), diminutive of gâche "staple of a lock."

noun device, novelty

Example sentences :

He stayed on because he wanted to find out what the trick was that made the gadget work.
Extract from : « Toy Shop » by Henry Maxwell Dempsey

With that gadget there, we can pick it up and throw it away.
Extract from : « The Black Star Passes » by John W Campbell

Rummy as the gadget might appear, it had been the right thing to do.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

I had made this gadget—it was a toy for children as far as I was concerned.
Extract from : « By Proxy » by Gordon Randall Garrett

But I thought I'd have a chance to take any gadget he was hiding away from him first.
Extract from : « The Winds of Time » by James H. Schmitz

But I am forced to admit that neither Howley nor his gadget were very impressive.
Extract from : « ...Or Your Money Back » by Gordon Randall Garrett

I looked at the gadget with a little more interest this time.
Extract from : « ...Or Your Money Back » by Gordon Randall Garrett

The gadget itself didn't look too complicated from the outside.
Extract from : « ...Or Your Money Back » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Meanwhile, I made sure that Howley's gadget had been impounded as evidence.
Extract from : « ...Or Your Money Back » by Gordon Randall Garrett

"You sold me a gadget I didn't need five years ago," said Chambers.
Extract from : « Empire » by Clifford Donald Simak

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