Gubbins (Noun)
Meaning
Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The mechanic tinkered with the engine's gubbins for hours before finally fixing the problem.
- She rummaged through the toolbox, searching for the right gubbins to fix the leaky faucet.
- The instructions were unclear, so he just fiddled with the gubbins until it worked.
- The antique clock's intricate gubbins were a marvel to behold, but a nightmare to repair.
- The engineer spent years designing a new gadget, but the real challenge was figuring out how all the gubbins fit together.
Synonyms
- Gizmo
- Thingamajig
- Doojigger
- Doodad
- Thingamabob
- Widget
- Gismo
- Whatchamacallum
- Gimmick
- Thingumabob
- Thingmajig
- Thingummy
- Whatchamacallit
- Whatsis
- Thingumajig
- Doohickey
- Thingmabob