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Noun: contraption  kun'trap-shun
Usage: informal
  1. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job
    "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption";
    - gadget, gizmo [informal], gismo [informal, rare], widget

Derived forms: contraptions

Type of: device

Encyclopedia: Contraption