GISMO

appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget

(noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget

(noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; ā€œshe eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socketā€; ā€œthere may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to useā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

gismo (plural gismos)

Alternative spelling of gizmo

Anagrams

• misgo

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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