as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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Recent Examples of contraption
His vision of Treehouse Town is brimming with imaginative contraptions, like crow’s nests for viewing, air trams, rope swings, trapdoors and sycamore slides.
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Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Vintage Universal Genève watches are truly wonderful contraptions.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Van Dien's entire body and face were covered in a caped contraption to look like the upper torso riding a horse without a head.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
These machines are typically massive, tentacled contraptions that require billions of dollars and decades to construct.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
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Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
Vintage Universal Genève watches are truly wonderful contraptions.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Van Dien's entire body and face were covered in a caped contraption to look like the upper torso riding a horse without a head.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
These machines are typically massive, tentacled contraptions that require billions of dollars and decades to construct.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for contraption
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“Contraption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraption. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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