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contraption (encz) | contraption,pomůcka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Contraption (gcide) | Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n.
A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
[Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious, a.
We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions
which have been thus evolved and put upon the market.
--F. M. Ware.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
contraption (wn) | contraption
n 1: a device or control that is very useful for a particular
job [syn: appliance, contraption, contrivance,
convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Contraption (gcide) | Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n.
A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
[Colloq. or Dial.] -- Con*trap"tious, a.
We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions
which have been thus evolved and put upon the market.
--F. M. Ware.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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