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In some senses, contraption is marked as derogatory, figuratively, ironic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
contraption
/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/
noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
complicated, left
VERB + CONTRAPTION
call, know, ringed
CONTRAPTION + NOUN
earth
PREP.
in, on
ADV.
beastly
Definitions
noun
1
A machine that is complicated and precarious.
2
Any object.
“Yes, sir, if that was the language of love, I'll eat my hat,” said the blood relation, alluding, I took it, to the beastly straw contraption in which she does her gardening, concerning which I can only say that it is almost as foul as Uncle Tom's Sherlock Holmes deerstalker, which has frightened more crows than any other lid in Worcestershire.
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Synonyms
noun — a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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“Yes, sir, if that was the language of love, I'll eat my hat,” said the blood relation, alluding, I took it, to the beastly straw contraption in which she does her gardening, concerning which I can on
Wiktionary02
Why, I wouldn't know what this contraption is supposed to do.
Tatoeba · #83994603
What do you call that contraption?
Tatoeba · #104381804
An ancient people left a ringed contraption on the forsaken planet. It was supposed to be an entrance to another universe.
Tatoeba · #146794305
What a peculiar contraption! What on earth is that for?
Tatoeba · #375087406
This contraption is complicated to use.
Tatoeba · #4496788Usage Notes
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