contraption

con·trap·tion

noun \kən-ˈtrap-shən\

Definition of CONTRAPTION

: device, gadget

Examples of CONTRAPTION

1. The people wondered how the contraption worked.
2. <built a contraption for automatically buttering toast>

Origin of CONTRAPTION

perhaps blend of contrivance, trap, and invention

First Known Use: circa 1825

Related to CONTRAPTION

Synonyms: appliance, gadget, contrivance, gimmick, gizmo (also gismo), jigger, widget

Related Words: implement, instrument, tool, utensil; ingenuity, innovation, invention; accessory (also accessary), adjunct; mechanism, trick; dingus, doodad, doohickey, hickey, hootenanny [chiefly dialect], thingamabob, thingamajig (or thingumajig), thingummy

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Rhymes with CONTRAPTION

adaption