Gadget
Gadget noun - An interesting and often novel device with a practical use.
Usage example: she tried out a new gadget for weeding the garden
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Synonyms for Gadget
Tool
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special gadget | special tool |
| particular | particular gadget | particular tool |
| specific | specific gadget | specific tool |
| right | right gadget | right tool |
| Other adjectives: complete, standard, single, poor, small, actual, real, wrong, little, main, ultimate, new, useful, broken, expendable, random, modified, high-tech. | ||
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The series begins averting this trope in season 2; when DB transfers over from Las Vegas, he is always shown giddy over testing some new gadget or tool that helps the team.
Source: Series / CSI: Cyber - In Inspector Gadget and Gadget Boy & Heather, Gadget's hats always has the right tool (even when it's the wrong tool) for the job.
Source: Hammerspace / Western Animation -
And this actually was defined as being his link to Genesic's systems - when Guy activated one of the Gadget Tools onboard GadgetGao a pulse would flow out of his eyes and along his body just before the tool activated.
Source: Anime / GaoGaiGar
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