gadget

noun

ˈga-jət How to pronounce gadget (audio)
Definition of gadgetnext
as in tool
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use she tried out a new gadget for weeding the garden

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Recent Examples of gadget From clever watermelon slicers to brushes designed to slide into tight crevices, shop more surprisingly useful gadgets below. — Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026 After that, the hosts talk through some gadget news, including OpenAI’s upcoming gadget launch. — David Pierce, The Verge, 2 July 2026 This five-in-one gadget is for all your hair-curling and smoothing needs. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 July 2026 As people who write about food and kitchen gadgets for a living, Bon Appétit editors are constantly surrounded by a wide range of products. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gadget
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
  1. tool
  2. appliance
  3. gizmo
  4. contraption
  5. widget
  6. accessory
  7. mechanism
  8. innovation
Noun
  • He had been bothered by a hamate injury but offers some impressive tools.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The measure aims to prevent businesses from offering different prices for shoppers based on personal information that is collected using tracking technology or other surveillance electronic tools, unless the businesses follow certain rules.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of tool
Noun
  • According to Rosenwald, German cockroaches often ride in via grocery bags, cardboard boxes, appliances and secondhand furniture.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • If that doesn’t seem like a viable alternative long term, consider switching up your appliances.
    — Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of appliance
Noun
  • Responsible for this outcome is Forme’s proprietary technology that operates based on fabric alone — no fancy gizmos or uncomfortable add-ons in sight.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
  • An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household.
    — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Definition of gizmo
Noun
  • The contraption was invented not once but twice within two years and at the same company laboratory.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • On this day in 1884, the Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway, the wooden contraption generally considered to have been America’s first roller coaster, opened at Coney Island.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 June 2026
Definition of contraption
Noun
  • After cleaning up the widgets board, Microsoft is also removing clutter from the Windows 11 search function in a new OS beta build.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
  • Display your own photos, widgets like weather, calendars, stick notes and more.
    — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of widget
Noun
  • The company said its AI Personal Stylist recommends exclusively from the products available in its live catalog, which is not just limited to apparel, but also includes footwear and accessories.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
  • This will be especially tedious for people with dozens of lights and accessories, as well as many customized scenes and automations.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of accessory
Noun
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, in Muscat on Saturday, during which both officials discussed mechanisms to ensure the safe passage of vessels in the waterway.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 July 2026
  • The build-up of lactic acid also can trigger muscle repair mechanisms leading to the growth of the muscles as well.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of mechanism
Noun
  • Donald Iwerks, son of Mickey Mouse co-creator Ub Iwerks, whose groundbreaking innovations transformed cinematic storytelling and immersive entertainment, died July 9.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • The project won a special award at Moscow's Archimedes innovation exhibition this year.
    — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026
Definition of innovation

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