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# gadget

noun (a gadget, gadgets)

«gadget» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small, clever machine or tool that does a useful job: a kitchen gadget. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#m1)
2. (informal) Any small electronic device, like a phone or tablet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life homes are full of gadgets — can openers, phones, smart watches; in science and design lessons pupils invent gadgets; in stories spies use secret gadgets. Phrases: «a handy gadget», «the latest gadget», «kitchen gadgets».

### Examples

- This gadget peels apples in seconds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#x1)
- Dad loves new gadgets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#x2)
- The spy had a gadget hidden in his pen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#x3)
- We built a gadget to water the plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#x4)
- Put away your gadgets at dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#x5)
- A gadget costs $15; three cost $45. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Informal-ish; a related word is «gizmo» (slang). Spelling: d-g-e-t.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gadget» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gadget/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gadget» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gadget.html) on Mova free.