gadget
noun/ˈɡædʒɪt/
/ˈɡædʒɪt/
- a small tool or device that does something useful
- We live in a world filled with high-tech gadgets.
Extra ExamplesTopics Engineeringb1, Houses and homesb1, Shoppingb1- She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.
- kids that hassle their parents to buy the latest electronic gadget
- Modern gadgets like these make a huge difference to home life.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- mobile
- …
- use
- design
- develop
- …
- lover
- freak
- geek
- …
- gadget for
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally in nautical use): probably from French gâchette ‘lock mechanism’ or from the French dialect word gagée ‘tool’.
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