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widget in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
    appliance  contraption  contrivance  convenience  gadget  gizmo  gismo  widget 
  2. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
    "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"
    doodad  doohickey  doojigger  gimmick  gizmo  gismo  gubbins  thingamabob  thingumabob  thingmabob  thingamajig  thingumajig  thingmajig  thingummy  whatchamacallit  whatchamacallum  whatsis  widget 
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widget in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) An unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
  2. (noun) (GUI) A component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with.
  3. (noun) A floating widget or other device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened
  4. (noun) A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces
  5. (noun) The child of a gremlin (Roald Dahl - The Gremlins)
  6. (noun) An object of fiction or obfuscation (Gigawidget)
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