Whatsis (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
- She fiddled with the whatsit on her desk, trying to figure out its purpose.
- The whatsit in the corner of the room was making a strange noise.
- He couldn't remember the name of the whatsit he needed to fix the leaky faucet.
- The inventor spent years perfecting her whatsit, a device that could purify water instantly.
- The whatsit on the dashboard of the car was beeping loudly, but no one knew what it meant.
Synonyms
- Gubbins
- Gizmo
- Thingamajig
- Doojigger
- Doodad
- Thingamabob
- Widget
- Gismo
- Whatchamacallum
- Gimmick
- Thingumabob
- Thingmajig
- Thingummy
- Whatchamacallit
- Thingumajig
- Doohickey
- Thingmabob