gadget
noun
[ ˈɡadʒɪt ]
• a small mechanical or electronic device or tool, especially an ingenious or novel one.
• "a variety of kitchen gadgets"
Similar:
appliance,
apparatus,
instrument,
implement,
tool,
utensil,
contrivance,
contraption,
machine,
mechanism,
device,
labour-saving device,
convenience,
invention,
thing,
Heath Robinson device,
Rube Goldberg device,
widget,
gismo,
thingummy,
gimmick,
mod con,
doobry,
doodah,
Origin:
late 19th century (originally in nautical use): probably from French gâchette ‘lock mechanism’ or from the French dialect word gagée ‘tool’.
