Gadget and Rubbish

Gadget

Gadget noun - An interesting and often novel device with a practical use.

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Rubbish and gadget are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rubbish" instead a noun "Gadget".

Rubbish noun - Discarded or useless material.

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Gadget and rubbish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gadget" instead a noun "Rubbish".

Nearby Words: rubbishy, rubble, rubbishing, rubbished

old	old gadget	old rubbish
complete	complete gadget	complete rubbish
main	main gadget	main rubbish
weird	weird gadget	weird rubbish
Other adjectives: shiny, various.

He's captured right away, though, by a little robot called Gadget and taken to see the person in charge of the base: Captain Adelaide Brooke.The Doctor thinks that the cutesy robot is rubbish (although robot dogs are cool, of course), but otherwise loves the base.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S30 E16 "The Waters of Mars"

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