contraption

//kənˈtræpʃən//
B2Frequency Level 12Colloquial
Visual representation of contraption

Noun

contraptionSingular
contraptionsPlural
1

A machine or device that appears strange, unnecessarily complicated, or improvised.

My grandfather built a strange contraption to water his garden automatically.

Synonym

gadgetdevicegizmo
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