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Meaning of "whatsit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHATSIT

whatsit  [ˈwɒtsɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHATSIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whatsit 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 WHATSIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of whatsit in the English dictionary

The definition of whatsit in the dictionary is a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHATSIT


basset
ˈbæsɪt
corset
ˈkɔːsɪt
deficit
ˈdɛfɪsɪt
Dorset
ˈdɔːsɪt
doucet
ˈduːsɪt
elicit
ɪˈlɪsɪt
explicit
ɪkˈsplɪsɪt
facet
ˈfæsɪt
faucet
ˈfɔːsɪt
Fawcett
ˈfɔːsɪt
gusset
ˈɡʌsɪt
illicit
ɪˈlɪsɪt
implicit
ɪmˈplɪsɪt
lancet
ˈlɑːnsɪt
sit
sɪt
solicit
səˈlɪsɪt
Somerset
ˈsʌməsɪt
tacit
ˈtæsɪt
transit
ˈtrænsɪt
tzitzit
ˈtsɪtsɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHATSIT

what´s your poison?
what´s yours?
what´s-her-name
what´s-his-name
what´s-its-name
whata
whataboutery
whatabouts
whatchamacallit
whate´er
whaten
whatever
whatevs
whatness
whatnot
whatsitsname
whatso
whatsoe´er
whatsoever
whatsomever

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHATSIT

absit
bank deposit
besit
courtesy visit
deposit
flying visit
follow-up visit
goods in transit
home visit
in transit
isit
mass transit
outsit
posit
rapid transit
revisit
safe-deposit
safety-deposit
state visit
visit

Synonyms and antonyms of whatsit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WHATSIT»

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

Translation of «whatsit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHATSIT

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

Translator English - Chinese

whatsit
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whatsIt
570 millions of speakers

English

whatsit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

whatsit
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whatsit
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

whatsit
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

WhatsIt
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এটা কি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

WhatsIt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whatsit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dingsda
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

whatsit
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뭐더라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apa?
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whatsit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

என்ன இது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हे काय आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nedir bu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

whatsit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

whatsit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

whatsit
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whatsit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

whatsit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wat´s
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

whatsit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

whatsit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whatsit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHATSIT»

The term «whatsit» is regularly used and occupies the 93.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHATSIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whatsit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whatsit» 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 whatsit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHATSIT»

Discover the use of whatsit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whatsit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Christmas with Rita and Whatsit
Rita and Whatsit have a lot to do to get ready for Christmas, including writing to Santa, decorating the tree, and making a snack for Santa and his reindeer.
Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod, 2007
2
Rita and Whatsit's New Friend
Charming, spare artwork, full of detail andwit, and delightful dialogues between the two friends. Rita has a friend, Bob, round for tea. She is very excited and has planned lots of fun things to do in the garden with him.
‎2008
3
Rita and Whatsit!
It's her birthday but Rita is sulking. Until, that is, one of her parcels starts leaping about.
Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod, 2007
4
Rita and Whatsit at the Beach
Rita and Whatsit are spending the day at the beach, one doing girly things and the other doing doggy things. But when Rita's sandcastle is threatened her dog takes a turn for the worse.
Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod, 2007
5
Rita and Whatsit at School
It's a long day at school and Rita misses Whatsit, so she takes him with her. Rita has a busy day and all the time Whatsit is a very quiet, good dog. Isn't he?
Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod, 2007
6
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newbery Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school).
Madeleine L'Engle, 2010
7
Rita and Whatsit Go on a Picnic
Rita is very excited - she is going to the countryside with her friend Whatsit for a picnic. What will they eat? Will they play cowboys and indians? Will the weather be good? And will they remember to take everyone home again?
Jean-Philippe Arrou-Vignod, 2008
8
Raising Consumers: Children and the American Mass Market in ...
fever had swept their staff, too, the Whatsit editors pondered the best cures for laziness: "Will spanking help? If so, what kind? Or cold showers? Or castor oil? Or chocolate sodas?" This quandary prompted yet another contest in which the ...
Lisa Jacobson, 2013
9
Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 5: More Storybooks A the Whatsit
The teaching notes for the Oxford Reading Tree Biff, Chip and Kipper books are full of practical suggestions for using the storybooks, saving you hours of preparation time.
Roderick Hunt, 2008
10
WhatsIt Like to Be A Pilot
This series provides fun and accessible careers information for young people choosing what to study post-14. brbrEach title offers a behind-the-scenes tour of a high-interest job typically entered through a vocational route.
Elizabeth Dowen, Lisa Thompson, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHATSIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whatsit is used in the context of the following news items.
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J.Lo's jibe re Affleck's whatsit drives wifey Jen Garner NUTS!
JENNIFER GARNER steamed over hubby BEN AFFLECK's chummy chats with ex-fiancée JENNIFER LOPEZ – convinced that hubby's ongoing “Bennifer” ... «The National Enquirer, Apr 15»
2
So, how about that national broadband whatsit?
MANY Australians know next to nothing about the national broadband network - the most ambitious and expensive infrastructure project in the nation's history. «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 13»
3
Acer Iconia W700 review: A mixed bag of Windows 8 whatsit
Not quite a tablet, a desktop, a notebook, or a convertible, the Acer Iconia W700 occupies a strange netherworld among all of those form factors. It's a bold ... «InfoWorld, Dec 12»
4
Nihilism and the Great Whatsit: Richard Hell at Cinema Club …
Last night's Cinema Club felt like mainlining MDMA while hooded in a black box at Guantanamo: two thrilling, beautiful movies whose characters were, for the ... «Austin Chronicle, May 12»

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