gadget

«gadget» in Mova's school dictionary: A small, clever machine or tool that does a useful job: a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a gadget, gadgets)

meaning for a pupil

1) A small, clever machine or tool that does a useful job: a kitchen gadget. tree →

2) (informal) Any small electronic device, like a phone or tablet. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life homes are full of gadgets — can openers, phones, smart watches; in science and design lessons pupils invent gadgets; in stories spies use secret gadgets. Phrases: «a handy gadget», «the latest gadget», «kitchen gadgets».

examples

• This gadget peels apples in seconds. tree →
• Dad loves new gadgets. tree →
• The spy had a gadget hidden in his pen. tree →
• We built a gadget to water the plants. tree →
• Put away your gadgets at dinner. tree →
• A gadget costs $15; three cost $45. tree →

note

Countable. Informal-ish; a related word is «gizmo» (slang). Spelling: d-g-e-t.

In the corpora

• Not everything people do is about you; a doorbell camera is a common gadget, not an insult.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gadget» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.