widget

wid·get

noun \ˈwi-jət\

Definition of WIDGET

1

: gadget

2

: an unnamed article considered for purposes of hypothetical example

Examples of WIDGET

1. <manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer>

Origin of WIDGET

alteration of gadget

First Known Use: 1926

Related to WIDGET

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

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 WIDGET

digit, fidget, midget