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gadget

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈɡædʒ.ɪt/

Definition

C1 a small device or machine with a particular purpose: kitchen gadgets Have you seen this handy little gadget - it's for separating egg yolks from whites.Machinery and machinesHousehold equipment and domestic choresKitchen appliancesTools in general gadgetry
 
 
/-ə.tri/ noun [U]
We've got a juicer, a blender, a coffee grinder - all manner of kitchen gadgetry.Things needed for a task
(Definition of gadget noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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