About The Word Contraption

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Contraption

Contraption Meaning & Definition
Contraption Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contraption?

[n] a device that very useful for a particular job

Synonyms | Synonyms for Contraption: appliance | contrivance | convenience | gadget | gismo | gizmo | widget

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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

See Also | device | gadgetry | gimbals | injector | mod con

Contraption In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*trap"tion\, n. A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a. We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. --F. M. Ware.

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