Contraption
Contraption noun - An interesting and often novel device with a practical use.
Usage example: built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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Synonyms for Contraption
Widget
Widget noun - An interesting and often novel device with a practical use.
Usage example: manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
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- device and contraption
- device and widget
- apparatus and contraption
- apparatus and widget
- thing and contraption
- thing and widget
- convenience and contraption
- convenience and widget
- machine and contraption
- machine and widget
- tool and contraption
- tool and widget
- instrument and contraption
- instrument and widget
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