Found 2 items, similar to contraption.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: contraption contraption n : a device that is very useful for a particular job [syn: appliance, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Contraption 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 Suppl.]