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Noun dohickey has 1 sense
- dohickey, dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, hickey, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy - something whose name is either forgotten or not known
--1 is a kind of whatchamacallit, stuff, whatsis, sundry, sundries
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Definitions from the Web
Dohickey
Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
A small, often unidentifiable object or gadget, typically used for a specific purpose but not named specifically.
Sense 1:
A small device or tool used to perform a specific task or function.
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Sample Sentences:
- She always carries a dohickey in her purse to tighten loose screws.
- I can never find the right dohickey to fix this old radio.
- Could you hand me that dohickey over there? I need it to open this jar.
Sense 2:
An unknown or unspecified object or thing.
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Sample Sentences:
- What's that little dohickey in the corner of the screen? It keeps blinking.
- He presses a dohickey on his keychain, and his car doors unlock.
- The manual referred to a dohickey we couldn't find anywhere in the engine.
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