gizmo

Meanings

Plural: gizmos

Noun

• something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
  • "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
• Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

Synonyms

appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gadget, gimmick, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget