contraption : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: contraption	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for contraption
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
contraption n a device or control that is very useful for a particular job Synonym(s): appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Contraption \Contrap"tion\, n. A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Contrap"tious}, a. We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions which have been thus evolved and put upon the market. --F. M. Ware.