- con·trap·tion
- /kənˈtræpʃən/ noun, pl -tions [count]: a piece of equipment or machinery that is unusual or strange
The people wondered how the contraption worked.
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con|trap|tion — «kuhn TRAP shuhn», noun. Informal. a device or gadget; contrivance: »Yankee inventors were famous for their contraptions. ╂[American English, perhaps < contrive, on analogy of conception; perhaps influenced by trap] … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
trap — cal·trap; con·trap·pos·to; con·trap·tion; en·trap; en·trap·ment; en·trap·ping·ly; ex·trap·o·late; ex·trap·o·la·tion; ex·trap·o·la·tive; ex·trap·o·la·tor; ex·trap·o·la·to·ry; gal·trap; te·trap·o·dal; te·trap·o·dy; te·trap·ter·an; te·trap·ter·on;… … English syllables
contraption — con·trap·tion … English syllables
contraption — con|trap|tion [kənˈtræpʃən] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from contrivance + trap + invention] a piece of equipment or machinery that looks funny, strange, and unlikely to work well ▪ a bizarre contraption … Dictionary of contemporary English
contraption — con|trap|tion [ kən træpʃən ] noun count a machine or piece of equipment, especially one that looks strange or complicated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contraption — con•trap•tion [[t]kənˈtræp ʃən[/t]] n. inf a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device • Etymology: 1815–25; perh. contr (ivance) +(ad)aption, var. of adaptation … From formal English to slang
Contraption — Con*trap tion, n. A contrivance; a new fangled device; used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] {Con*trap tious}, a. We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. F. M. Ware. [Webster 1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Contraptious — Contraption Con*trap tion, n. A contrivance; a new fangled device; used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] {Con*trap tious}, a. We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. F. M. Ware.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
