widget
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.wid·get
noun \ˈwi-jət\Definition of WIDGET
1
: gadget
2
: an unnamed article considered for purposes of hypothetical example
See Examples of WIDGET
- <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
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