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Define the word gizmo

gizmo
     n 1: something whose name is either forgotten or not known [syn:
          dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick,
           hickey, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob,
           thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig,
           thingummy]
     2: a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance,
         contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo,
         widget]

53 Moby Thesaurus words for "gizmo":
   affair, apparatus, article, artifact, concern, contraption,
   contrivance, device, dingus, dofunny, dohickey, dojigger, dojiggy,
   domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky, eppes, etwas, flumadiddle,
   gadget, gigamaree, gimcrack, gimmick, hand tool, hickey,
   hootenanny, hootmalalie, implement, instrument, jigger,
   material thing, means, mechanical device, object, power tool,
   precision tool, quelque chose, something, speed tool, thing,
   thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad, thingumadoodle, thingumajig,
   thingumajigger, thingumaree, thingummy, tool, utensil, whatchy,
   widget