widget

[ wij-it ]

/ ˈwɪdʒ ɪt /

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noun

a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel.

something considered typical or representative, as of a manufacturer's products: the widgets coming off the assembly line.

Digital Technology. a module on a website, in an application, or in the interface of a device that allows users to access information or perform a function: I added a weather widget to my screen.

Origin of widget

First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps alteration of gadget

Words nearby widget

wide receiver, wide-screen, widespread, wide-spreading, widgeon, widget, widgie, widish, Widnes, widow, widow bird

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Example sentences from the Web for widget

The Dazeem sensation arguably hit its peak with the Slate Adele Dazeem Name Generator, a widget designed to Travoltify any name.
John Travolta and the Birth of the Adele Dazeem Phenomenon|Amy Zimmerman|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alternatively, stick right here and follow the chat in the widget below.
Christopher Dickey, Author of Newsweek's 'The Maid's Tale,' to Host Twitter Chat||July 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for widget

widget

/ (ˈwɪdʒɪt) /

noun

informal any small mechanism or device, the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten

a small device in a beer can which, when the can is opened, releases nitrogen gas into the beer, giving it a head

a small computer program that can be installed on and executed from the desktop of a personal computer

Word Origin for widget

C20: changed from gadget

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	widget
释义	widget [ wij-it ] / ˈwɪdʒ ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR widget ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget: a row of widgets on the instrument panel. something considered typical or representative, as of a manufacturer's products: the widgets coming off the assembly line. Digital Technology. a module on a website, in an application, or in the interface of a device that allows users to access information or perform a function: I added a weather widget to my screen. Origin of widget First recorded in 1925–30; perhaps alteration of gadget Words nearby widget wide receiver, wide-screen, widespread, wide-spreading, widgeon, widget, widgie, widish, Widnes, widow, widow bird Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for widget The Dazeem sensation arguably hit its peak with the Slate Adele Dazeem Name Generator, a widget designed to Travoltify any name. John Travolta and the Birth of the Adele Dazeem Phenomenon\|Amy Zimmerman\|March 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Alternatively, stick right here and follow the chat in the widget below. Christopher Dickey, Author of Newsweek's 'The Maid's Tale,' to Host Twitter Chat\|\|July 25, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for widget widget / (ˈwɪdʒɪt) / noun informal any small mechanism or device, the name of which is unknown or temporarily forgotten a small device in a beer can which, when the can is opened, releases nitrogen gas into the beer, giving it a head a small computer program that can be installed on and executed from the desktop of a personal computer Word Origin for widget C20: changed from gadget Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to widget gizmo, contraption, object, apparatus, thing, doohickey, doodad, appliance, device, invention, contrivance, thingamajig, tool, whatchamacallit, thingamabob
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widget

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for widget

British Dictionary definitions for widget

noun

Word Origin for widget

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