32
device(noun, entity, support, development, ability)
28
gadget(noun, entity, development, thing, object)
25
contrivance(noun, entity, support, development, ability)
24
gizmo(noun, development, slang, thing, object)
24
widget(noun, thing, informal, object, means)
23
machine(noun, entity, object, material, means)
22
apparatus(noun, entity, development, thing, object)
22
invention(noun, development, thing, object, material)
20
appliance(noun, support, ability, thing, object)
19
mechanism(noun, entity, object, material, means)
18
instrument(noun, entity, object, material, instrument)
17
gismo(noun, object, instrument, device, apparatus)
16
implement(noun, entity, object, material, means)
16
tool(noun, entity, form, finish, thing)
15
utensil(noun, thing, object, material, instrument)
11
gimmick(noun, development, thing, material, means)
10
convenience(noun, instrument)
10
thingumajig
10
thingummy(noun, object, instrument, device, apparatus)
8
doodad(noun, development, thing, informal, means)
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