Meaning of CONTRAPTION
| Pronunciation: | | kun'trapshun
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| | Definition: | | [n] a device that very useful for a particular job |
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| | Synonyms: | | appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget |
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| | See Also: | | device, gadgetry, gimbals, injector, mod con | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*trap"tion\, n.
A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
[Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a.
We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions
which have been thus evolved and put upon the market.
--F. M. Ware.
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| | Related Terms: | | apparatus, contrivance, device, gadget, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, hand tool, implement, instrument, means, mechanical device, mechanism, power tool, precision tool, speed tool, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, tool, utensil, widget |
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