vekotin — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contraption noun A machine or device that looks complicated, unusual, or unreliable.
- doohickey noun A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- gadget noun A small mechanical or electronic device, especially a clever or useful one.
- gizmo noun A small device or gadget, especially one whose name or purpose isn't known.
- thingy noun An informal word for an object whose name the speaker can't recall or doesn't need to state.
- 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
vekotin is used for these senses in English:
- contraption A machine that is complicated and precarious.
- doohickey (slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)
- gadget Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
- gizmo (slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.
- thingy (informal) A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).
- widget A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
- widget (computing, GUI) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user interacts with.