22
device(noun, plan, catch, development, fake)
16
contrivance(noun, plan, development, trick, twist)
15
gizmo(noun, catch, development, slang, fake)
14
trick(noun, plan, draw, catch, fake)
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gadget(noun, catch, development, fake, trick)
12
doodad(noun, development, thing, informal, means)
12
ruse(noun, action, plan, catch, fake)
12
thingamajig(noun, thing, means, device, machine)
12
thingumajig(noun, thing, unit, item, something)
11
artifice(noun, action, plan, catch, fake)
11
contraption(noun, development, thing, material, means)
11
dodge(noun, action, plan, catch, fake)
11
ploy(noun, action, catch, fake, trick)
11
stratagem(noun, action, plan, catch, fake)
11
widget(noun, catch, fake, trick, thing)
10
apparatus(noun, development, trick, thing, object)
10
thingumabob(noun, thing, unit, item, something)
9
doohickey(noun, thing, informal, material, means)
9
thingamabob(noun, thing, material, instrument, machine)
9
thingummy(noun, thing, unit, item, something)
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