gizmos
Assorted mechanical doodads
Gizmos is the plural of gizmo—a gadget or mechanical device, especially one whose name you don't know or can't recall: What's that gizmo on the dashboard?
The word often implies something small, clever, or slightly mysterious in function.
It overlaps with widget, doohickey, and thingamajig as placeholder terms for nameless objects.
Unspecified small device
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
doodad · thingummy · whatsit · gimmick · novelty · trinket · knickknack · bauble
Powered household device
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- toolDevice for a task
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- apparatusEquipment for a task
implement · machine · utensil · equipment · hardware · component · accessory · attachment
Idiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
- fancifulImaginatively unrealistic
playful · amusing · eccentric · futuristic · offbeat · unusual · inventive · nifty
widget
Unspecified small device
- doohickeyPlaceholder word for objects
- thingamajigPlaceholder for unnamed objects
- whatchamacallitStand-in for forgotten names
contraption · doodad · thingummy · whatsit · gimmick · novelty · trinket · knickknack · bauble · curio
appliance
Powered household device
- instrumentDevice for specific tasks
- toolDevice for a task
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
apparatus · implement · machine · utensil · equipment · hardware · component · accessory · attachment · module
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- cleverShowing mental quickness
- ingeniousCleverly original in design
fanciful · playful · amusing · eccentric · futuristic · offbeat · unusual · inventive · nifty · handy
electronics
Study of circuits
- microchipMiniature semiconductor processor
- sensorInput-detecting device
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
wearable · smartwatch · drone · remote · wireless · touchscreen · USB · charger · tracker · LED
- Apparatusequipment, instruments, devices, machines, gear
- gadgetssmartphone, gadget, widget, tablet, laptop
- extrasextra, add-ons, add-on, extras, addition
- nonessentialstrinkets, baubles, knickknacks, tchotchkes, novelties
gizmoshand tools
Unpowered grip-operated devices
primitives · manual tools · fundamentals · bare essentials · staples
gizmosapparatus
Equipment for a task
instruments · mechanisms · devices · equipment · implements