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CONTRAPTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Synonyms:
appliance; contraption; contrivance; convenience; gadget; gismo; gizmo; widget
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("contraption" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contraption"):
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)
