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Contraption   /kəntrˈæpʃən/   Listen
Contraption

noun
1.
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.  Synonyms: appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget.






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"Contraption" Quotes from Famous Books



... grumbled Drift. "Just consider that contraption in the light of any one Principle, and I warrant you will not find one of them applied to perfection. The whole thing is nothing but a Compromise." And he glared fixedly ...
— The Aeroplane Speaks - Fifth Edition • H. Barber

... times welcome to share my old bunky on the shanty- boat. I'd just love to make another cot like mine, and have you there. Say, wouldn't it be grand? Of course, though, you'd find it a pretty poor contraption alongside the house you've lived in; but if it was a thousand dollar launch still you'd be just as welcome, and you know it," he said with a heartiness that could not ...
— The House Boat Boys • St. George Rathborne



Words linked to "Contraption" :   mod con, gadgetry, device, injector, gimbal



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