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I remember seeing the song in some diners on the selection gadget that plays records at the table while you were eating. We were never told if the songs ever got on any charts.
Phil Harris

Meaning of "gadget" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GADGET

Perhaps from French gâchette lock catch, trigger, diminutive of gâche staple.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GADGET

gadget  [ˈɡædʒɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GADGET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gadget is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GADGET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gadget

A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos.

Definition of gadget in the English dictionary

The definition of gadget in the dictionary is a small mechanical device or appliance. Other definition of gadget is any object that is interesting for its ingenuity or novelty rather than for its practical use.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GADGET


bouget
ˈbuːdʒɪt
Bridget
ˈbrɪdʒɪt
budget
ˈbʌdʒɪt
digit
ˈdɪdʒɪt
double-digit
ˈdʌb əlˌdɪdʒɪt
eejit
ˈiːdʒɪt
elegit
ɪˈliːdʒɪt
fidget
ˈfɪdʒɪt
fussbudget
ˈfʌsˌbʌdʒɪt
gorget
ˈɡɔːdʒɪt
legit
lɪˈdʒɪt
low-budget
ˌləʊˈbʌdʒɪt
midget
ˈmɪdʒɪt
minibudget
ˈmɪnɪˌbʌdʒɪt
nidget
ˈnɪdʒɪt
parget
ˈpɑːdʒɪt
pledget
ˈplɛdʒɪt
prebudget
priːˈbʌdʒɪt
triple-digit
ˌtrɪpəlˈdɪdʒɪt
widget
ˈwɪdʒɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GADGET

gadabout
Gadarene
Gaddafi
gadded
gadder
gaddi
gadding
gadflies
gadfly
gadge
gadgeteer
gadgetry
gadgety
gadgie
Gadhelic
gadi
gadid
gadjo
gadling
gado-gado

WORDS THAT END LIKE GADGET

Atget
beget
capital budget
fire-and-forget
forget
get
nontarget
nugget
Office of Management and Budget
on target
operating budget
Piaget
Puget
retarget
Roget
Saint Bridget
sales target
shoestring budget
target
the Budget

Synonyms and antonyms of gadget in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GADGET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «gadget» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of gadget

Translation of «gadget» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GADGET

Find out the translation of gadget to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gadget from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gadget» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小器械 >
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aparato
570 millions of speakers

English

gadget
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैजेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأداة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гаджет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aparelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্যাজেট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gadget
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gerät
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小道具
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작은 기계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gadget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiện ích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேஜெட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गॅझेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gadget
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aggeggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gadżet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гаджет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gadget
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το gadget
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gadget
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gadgeten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gadget
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gadget

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GADGET»

The term «gadget» is very widely used and occupies the 6.337 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GADGET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gadget» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gadget» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gadget

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10 QUOTES WITH «GADGET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gadget.
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Robert Conrad
It was just so elaborate and so luxurious. We had every gadget imaginable. You know, I had the little gun that came out, and I had the little gun in the heel of the shoe.
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Kaley Cuoco
My new iPhone, I'm obsessed. My iPod. I love all the Mac crap. AppleTV, I'm crazy about that. I'd rather buy a new gadget than, like, a purse.
3
Shreya Ghoshal
I'm not a gadget freak, so to say. I own an iPhone, which I love, and would sorely love to upgrade to MacBook Air from my current MacBook Pro. But what gets me going is the technology behind the gadgets, new websites, new apps. And I'm way too much into social media - FB, Twitter and Instagram are always open on my phone.
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David Gilmour
I don't even think whether I play the blues or not, I just play whatever feels right at the moment. I also will use any gadget or device that I find that helps me achieve the sort of sound on the guitar that I want to get.
5
Esha Gupta
I don't really flaunt any gadget, but I am loving my Nokia Lumia.
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Phil Harris
I remember seeing the song in some diners on the selection gadget that plays records at the table while you were eating. We were never told if the songs ever got on any charts.
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Steven Johnson
We are strangely biased, as individuals and media institutions, to focus on big sudden changes, whether good or bad - amazing breakthroughs, such as a new gadget that gets released, or catastrophic failures, like a plane crash.
8
Don Kardong
When I started running, a gadget was a wristwatch with a secondhand on it.
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Kelis
As a child, I'd help my mum cook, and it was ridiculous - she had the correct gadget or utensil for everything. 'Stop! Don't use that, I have exactly the right utensil.' After I left home, I survived on cup-a-meals and never saw myself as being like her. Now I've become her.
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John Krasinski
The perfect gadget would somehow allow me to fly. Isn't that what everybody wants? It would also cook a damn good microwave pizza. So while in flight you had something to eat - an in-flight meal. Where would I go? Well, nowadays, it would probably just take me to work a lot quicker.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GADGET»

Discover the use of gadget in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gadget and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gadget
In 1945, having joined his father at Los Alamos, where he and other scientists are working on a secret project to end World War II, thirteen-year-old Stephen becomes caught in a web of secrecy and intrigue.
Paul Zindel, 2001
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You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto
In You Are Not A Gadget, Jaron Lanier, digital guru, and inventor of Virtual Reality, delivers a searing manifesto in support of the human and reflects on the good and bad developments in design and thought twenty years after the invention ...
Jaron Lanier, 2010
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The Gadget Book: How really cool stuff works
Bluetooth, HDTV, SEMs, PSP and Wii: your world is full of cool gadgets and clever technology.
Chris Woodford, Jon Woodcock, 2007
4
Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric World of ...
Features amateur inventors and their gizmos, from lighted slippers and finger shields to bird diapers and an alarm clock that rolls away from you when you reach for the snooze button.
Steve Greenberg, 2008
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The Cellphone: The History and Technology of the Gadget That ...
Subsequent chapters look at precursors to the contemporary cellphone, including the surprisingly popular car phone of the 1970s, the analog cellphones of the 1980s and early 1990s, and the basic digital phones which preceded the feature ...
Guy Klemens, 2010
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The Gadget War
Kelly Sparks is the undisputed gadget champ at Danville School.
Betsy Duffey, 2000
7
Inspector Gadget in Africa
While traveling by train through Africa, Penny and her dog, Brain, help a bumbling detective catch an enemy agent.
Sandra Beris, 1984
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The Third Force: A Novel of Gadget
Elena Hausman, a scientist and courier for the Resistance, becomes involved with secret government agents after she discovers a spectral child who may hold the answer to many mysteries. Original. 50,000 first printing.
Marc Laidlaw, 1996
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Inspector Gadget
Color, 70 mins., Rated G.
Disney Press Staff, 1999
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Cane Curiosa: From Gun to Gadget
With detailed photos of more than 1,600 canes, this books covers 75 private collections, in almost 100 museums.
Catherine Dike, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GADGET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gadget is used in the context of the following news items.
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The gadget and its affect on World War II - Daily Commercial: Opinion
On this day, July 12th, 1945, began the assembly of the most powerful device ever known to man nicknamed the “Gadget.” The Gadget was the ... «Daily Commercial, Jul 15»
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Gadget Ogling: Unobtrusive Audio, Connected Flora, and a Water …
Welcome one and all to a new edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that wades through new gizmo announcements looking ... «TechNewsWorld, Jul 15»
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Automatic makes gadget to analyze your driving - StarTribune.com
The Automatic smart driving monitor is a small dongle you attach to the diagnostic port under your car's dashboard. The dongle talks via ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
4
The Swann DriveEye Ultra dash cam: Great gadget but where's my …
Maybe it's the economy and people don't want to spend $100 or more on a gadget that they don't see as crucial. Whatever the reasons are now ... «Network World, Jul 15»
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High school student from Canada invents revolutionary iAid gadget
An 18-year-old who just finished high school has developed a revolutionary gadget which allows blind people to be more mobile – after coming ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Disney is funding AI, robotic hands and gadget mind control
They include companies working on 3D-printing bionic hands, controlling technology with brain waves and using AI to let you talk to your ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
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The One Bar Gadget You've Been Missing All Summer Long
So when we heard there was a genius new kitchen and bar gadget by the people who make that one-button-down-one-button-up wine opener, ... «Latina, Jul 15»
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The Gadget Buzz: iOS 9/OS X EI Captain beta Now available …
Welcome to fourth edition of The Gadget Buzz on Trak.in. TGB is a new feature on Trak which bring you the most buzzing stories of the tech ... «Trak.in, Jul 15»
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Apple Watch: Sales of much-vaunted gadget fall by 90 per cent in …
It is the technology giant that gave us the iPhone and iPod, but some dared claim the world might not be ready for its latest supposedly ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
10
iblazr Lights Up the Selfie World: My Latest Photography Gadget
As a photographer, I don't leave home without my camera and its accessories. Camera body--check. Filters--check. Tripods--check. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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