härveli — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contraption noun A machine or device that looks complicated, unusual, or unreliable.
- gadget noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.
- thingamajig noun Something that one does not know the name of.
- weasel noun A small, slender carnivorous mammal with a long body and short legs, related to the stoat and ferret.
- widget noun A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
Senses
härveli is used for these senses in English:
- contraption (figuratively, derogatory, or, ironic) Any object.
- gadget Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
- thingamajig (informal) Something that one does not know the name of.
- weasel A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.
- widget A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
gadget — full definition
- noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.
- noun A general word for a device or gizmo whose exact name someone can't recall.