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gizmo
giz·mo also gis·mo (gĭz′mō)n. pl. giz·mos also gis·mos A mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown; a gadget.
[Origin unknown.]gizmo (ˈɡɪzməʊ) or gismon, pl -mosslang a device; gadget[C20: of unknown origin]gis•mo or giz•mo (ˈgɪz moʊ)
n., pl. -mos. Informal. a gadget or device. [1940–45; orig. uncertain] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  gizmo - something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmickstuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" | | 2. |  gizmo - a device or control that is very useful for a particular jobappliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gismo, widget, conveniencedevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"gadgetry - appliances collectively; "laborsaving gadgetry"gimbal - an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tipsinjector - a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)mod con - modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house |
gizmo also gismo
nounSlang. A small specialized mechanical device:concern, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gimmick, jigger, thing.Informal: doodad, doohickey, widget.Translationsgizmo
gizmoA name for a gadget or thing whose actual name is unknown or has been forgotten. Where's that gizmo? I need it to finish this repair. Hand me that gizmo or whatever it's called, will you?gizmo (ˈgɪzmo) n. a gadget. What is this silly little gizmo on the bottom for? gizmo
gizmoSlang for any hardware device. See gadget and Gizmodo.gizmoenUS
Synonyms for gizmonoun a small specialized mechanical deviceSynonyms- concern
- contraption
- contrivance
- gadget
- gimmick
- jigger
- thing
- doodad
- doohickey
- widget
Synonyms for gizmonoun something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownSynonyms- gismo
- gubbins
- thingamabob
- thingamajig
- thingmabob
- thingmajig
- thingumabob
- thingumajig
- thingummy
- whatchamacallit
- whatchamacallum
- whatsis
- widget
- doodad
- doohickey
- doojigger
- gimmick
Related Wordsnoun a device or control that is very useful for a particular jobSynonyms- appliance
- contraption
- contrivance
- gadget
- gismo
- widget
- convenience
Related Words- device
- gadgetry
- gimbal
- injector
- mod con
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