as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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Once in orbit, the contraption will be far enough away to look like a star to telescopes back on Earth.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
The contraption starts with the balls moving round a giant Ferris Wheel.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The oldest whisky in the world, released earlier this month, should arguably speak for itself but was launched in a spaceship style decanter that can’t pour without a special contraption.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The black metal contraptions are custom-made for the store and include low white shelves for shoes, like rolling fashion shopping carts.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2024
The contraption starts with the balls moving round a giant Ferris Wheel.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The oldest whisky in the world, released earlier this month, should arguably speak for itself but was launched in a spaceship style decanter that can’t pour without a special contraption.
—Mark Littler, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The black metal contraptions are custom-made for the store and include low white shelves for shoes, like rolling fashion shopping carts.
—Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Contraption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraption. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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