Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n.
A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
[Colloq. or Dial.] --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
contraption
n : a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance,
contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo,
widget]
WordNet (r) 2.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "contraption":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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