contraption — ozdic

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.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

complicated, left

VERB + CONTRAPTION

call, know, ringed

CONTRAPTION + NOUN

earth

PREP.

in, on

ADV.

beastly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

“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

Wiktionary

02

Why, I wouldn't know what this contraption is supposed to do.

Tatoeba · #839946

03

What do you call that contraption?

Tatoeba · #1043818

04

An ancient people left a ringed contraption on the forsaken planet. It was supposed to be an entrance to another universe.

Tatoeba · #1467943

05

What a peculiar contraption! What on earth is that for?

Tatoeba · #3750874

06

This contraption is complicated to use.

Tatoeba · #4496788

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, contraption is marked as derogatory, figuratively, ironic. Watch for register when choosing this word.