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    GISMO

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A device or control that is very useful for a particular jobplay

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("gismo" is a kind of...):

    device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gismo"):

    gadgetry (appliances collectively)

    gimbal (an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips)

    injector (a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.))

    mod con (modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not knownplay

    Example:

    there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("gismo" is a kind of...):

    stuff (miscellaneous unspecified objects)

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