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
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