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thingamajigs

/ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡz/

Meanings
noun
Something that one does not know the name of.

Examples :

"He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem."
thing item

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration know

know noun

/nəʊ/ /noʊ/

Knowledge; the state of knowing.

"Her knowledge of French helped her communicate with her French pen pal. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration this

this noun

/ðəs/

Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

"This book is my favorite. "

Illustration one

one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

Illustration name

name noun

/neɪm/

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

"My sister's name is Emily. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration problem

problem noun

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɑbləm/

A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen is a problem that needs fixing. "

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration does

does verb

/dəʊz/ /doʊz/

(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.

"Does she need help with her homework? "

Illustration thingamajig

thingamajig noun

/ˈθɪŋəmədʒɪɡ/ /ˈθɪŋɡəmədʒɪɡ/

Something that one does not know the name of.

"He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem."