Gizmo

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gizmo
       n 1: something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn:
            {dohickey}, {dojigger}, {doodad}, {doohickey}, {gimmick},
             {hickey}, {gismo}, {gubbins}, {thingamabob}, {thingumabob},
             {thingmabob}, {thingamajig}, {thingumajig}, {thingmajig},
             {thingummy}]


       2: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: {appliance},
           {contraption}, {contrivance}, {convenience}, {gadget}, {gismo},
           {widget}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "gizmo":
     affair, apparatus, article, artifact, concern, contraption,
     contrivance, device, dingus, dofunny, dohickey, dojigger, dojiggy,
     domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky, eppes, etwas, flumadiddle,
     gadget, gigamaree, gimcrack, gimmick, hand tool, hickey,
     hootenanny, hootmalalie, implement, instrument, jigger,
     material thing, means, mechanical device, object, power tool,
     precision tool, quelque chose, something, speed tool, thing,
     thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad, thingumadoodle, thingumajig,
     thingumajigger, thingumaree, thingummy, tool, utensil, whatchy,
     widget