English noun: widget | |||
1. | widget (artifact) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | ||
Samples | She eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket. There may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use. | ||
Synonyms | doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | stuff | ||
2. | widget (artifact) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||
Synonyms | appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo | ||
Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gadgetry, gimbal, injector, mod con | ||