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Meanings of contraption in English
Synonyms
Examples for "convenience"
Examples for "convenience"
1
However, we remain open to other opportunities in convenience in the future.
2
Food company Greencore said strong sales growth in convenience foods boosted profits.
3
Thus, I recently bought a job information magazine from the convenience store.
4
They may in fact choose these goods for cost or convenience reasons.
5
I use the present systems for the convenience of the American reader.
1
The gadget is also useful beyond help with weight loss and maintenance.
2
The gadget could also have uses in medical monitoring devices, he said.
3
Just got a pay rise, cool, buy the new shoes or gadget.
4
Fortunately, a cure for wireless gadget overload may not be far off.
5
The same probably goes for the gadget-making business behind Kindle and Echo.
1
There was no difference in the construction or contrivance of the trap.
2
This simple contrivance was a great convenience, and came into general use.
3
A similar contrivance has arisen out of the necessities of deep-sea exploration.
4
The water was heated by an electric contrivance in the bathroom itself.
5
Demonstrator refuses to use Lindbergh's name to be garbled by the contrivance.
1
Question of the Day: what is your most reliable ever home appliance?
2
The median interval between appliance changes for all patients was 5 days.
3
A new appliance rejects all foreign material, allowing only letters to pass.
4
The world's largest appliance maker raised its earnings outlook for the year.
5
The rooms have every appliance for the ease of the luxurious inmates.
1
Vote for the issues that really need fixing in the widget below.
2
Artists are not widget-makers; the creative process differs fundamentally from tractor production.
3
Check out the video below for how PayPal's new transfer widget works.
4
The adapter could be the most disruptive widget in the camera market.
5
On occasion I'd require a little extra effort to choose a widget.
1
He'd been bragging all week about how great his sonar gizmo was.
2
Other users can then add suggestions on how to improve the gizmo.
3
This latest gizmo consisted of a nylon cord attached to several pulleys.
4
He checked the number and clipped the gizmo back on his belt.
5
This gizmo could bring me and my PC closer than ever before.
1
It seems I am indeed a blessed soul, I have in my hands what has been described as the "coolest election gismo (sic)".
Usage of contraption in English
1
Sounds cool, until you actually hear the audio quality this contraption musters.
2
Beauregard took a good hold and wrenched the cover off the contraption.
3
He could see no springs or wires that made the contraption work.
4
Lady Maccon had nothing to say upon seeing such a bizarre-looking contraption.
5
He considered Christmas a bourgeois contraption and would have none of it.
6
When I arrive, Janicki walks me out to this rather compact contraption.
7
Artemis picked up the contraption by the straps, searching for the source.
8
From this strange contraption there came a strong odour of over-ripened fish.
9
Grandma had this contraption that was basically a glorified strap-on baby carrier.
10
We all stared with deep fascination at the contraption on the desk.
11
Strangely enough, there was something very comforting about his enormous crawling contraption.
12
Except when pressed to buy some contraption like the happy awaking machine.
13
After covering the contraption with some leaves, she had a rudimentary trap.
14
This brobdingnagian contraption is called, not surprisingly, the Giant Swiss Army Knife.
15
Bless my shoe laces if this cantankerous contraption isn't going wrong again!
16
Whatever false sense of security the contraption had once offered us was gone.
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Contraption through the time
Contraption across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common