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gizmo::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget |
| Type of | stuff |
there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use.
gizmo::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, widget |
| Type of | device |
| Has types | gadgetry, gimbal, injector, mod con |
Examples of gizmo
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Mr. Madden gets a definitive interlude demonstrating his play-diagramming gizmo.
From the washingtontimes.com
Of course, as with laptop power, longevity in this gizmo depends largely on use.
From the businessweek.com
That little gizmo she wears on her waist is not the latest mp3 player or phone.
From the news-journalonline.com
They are brilliant to use, though personally I am not that much of a gizmo freak.
From the independent.co.uk
The instrument contains a gizmo that encircles the hemorrhoid with a rubber band.
From the timesunion.com
Company has also loaded a slew of entertainment features on this marvelous gizmo.
From the yallsjoynt.com
But is this $400 gizmo that resembles my lawn system's solenoids the real deal?
From the ocregister.com
Get annoyed about a something that isn't working, and invent a gizmo to fix it.
From the bloomberg.com
Flip the lid on the $399 gizmo and your speed-dial list pops up on the screen.
From the businessweek.com
- Doodad: something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
- Appliance: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- Gizmo may refer to: In technology: * The Gizmo or "Gizmotron", an effect unit for the electric guitar * Gizmo key, found on certain flutes * Gizmo5, a peer-to-peer Internet telephony and instant messaging software application * Gizmo, an OpenGL compiler used in Wavemetrics IGOR Pro softwaren* ...
- Gizmo! is a 1977 documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith about improbable inventions, and uses old newsreel footage about these inventions. Early examples of parkour and buildering are also featured.
- Gizmo is a black and white comic book series created by Michael Dooney first published by Chance Enterprises, publisher of Domino Chance, and later published by Mirage Studios in May 1986. ...
- A gizmo is a gadget, especially one whose real name is unknown or forgotten.
- Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. ...
- Gizmo5 (formerly known as Gizmo Project and SIPphone) is a Voice over Internet Protocol communications network and of a proprietary freeware soft phone for that network. On November 12, 2009, Google announced that it had acquired Gizmo5.
- The Gizmo (or The Gizmotron) was an effects device for the electric guitar, invented ca. 1973 by the English rock musicians Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, whilst they were members of the British rock group 10cc.
