GUBBINS

Meaning of GUBBINS in English

[noun] [U] [UK] [informal] - a collection of unimportant objects; rubbishI've just got to clear all this gubbins off my desk before I start working.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

GUBBINS — ˈgəbə̇nz noun plural but singular or plural in construction also gub·bings “, -biŋz Etymology: gubbins, plural of gubbin fragment, paring, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUBBINS — n. (British) odds and ends; thing of little value; gadget
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GUBBINS — ■ plural noun Brit. informal [treated as sing. or plural ] miscellaneous items; paraphernalia. ↘[treated as sing. ] a gadget. …
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GUBBINS — Gubbins, g~ BrE AmE ˈɡʌb ɪnz § - ə nz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GUBBINS — / ˈgʌbɪnz; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) various things that are not …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GUBBINS — gub ‧ bins /ˈɡʌbɪnz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] British English informal a group of things that you do not need, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GUBBINS — n. Brit. 1 a set of equipment or paraphernalia. 2 a gadget. 3 something of little value. 4 colloq. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUBBINS — n. Brit. 1 a set of equipment or paraphernalia. 2 a gadget. 3 something of little value. 4 colloq. a …
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GUBBINS — n. Brit. 1. a set of equipment or paraphernalia. 2 a gadget. 3 something of little value. 4 colloq. a …
Oxford English vocab
GUBBINS — Used as a synonym for something when you can't remember the right word. Example: Hey, where'd you put the..um..you know..er..the …
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GUBBINGS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction see gubbins
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APOTHEOSIS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB reach ▪ The human capital concept is not new, even though it reached its …
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STUFF — n. 25B6; noun suede is tough stuff : MATERIAL, fabric, cloth, textile; matter, substance. first-aid stuff : ITEMS, articles, objects, …
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ODDS AND ENDS — BITS AND PIECES, bits and bobs, bits, pieces, stuff, paraphernalia, things, sundries, miscellanea, bric-a-brac, knick-knacks, oddments; informal junk; Brit. informal …
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ODDS — n. 25B6; plural noun the odds are that he is no longer alive : LIKELIHOOD, probability, chances, chance, balance. the …
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OBJECT — n. 25B6; noun wooden objects : THING, article, item, device, gadget; informal doodah, thingamajig, thingamabob, thingummy, whatsit, whatchamacallit, thingy; Brit. …
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MATERIAL — n. 25B6; noun the decomposition of organic material : MATTER, substance, stuff, medium. the materials for a new building : …
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LUMBER — n. 25B6; noun a spare room packed with lumber : JUMBLE, clutter, odds and ends, bits and pieces, flotsam and …
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IMPEDIMENTA — n. 25B6; plural noun PARAPHERNALIA, trappings, equipment, accoutrements, appurtenances, accessories, bits and pieces, tackle; informal stuff, gear; Brit. informal clobber, …
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GEAR — n. 25B6; noun (informal) his fishing gear : EQUIPMENT, apparatus, paraphernalia, articles, appliances, impedimenta; tools, utensils, implements, instruments, gadgets; stuff, …
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DOING — n. 25B6; noun the doing of the act constitutes the offence : PERFORMANCE, performing, carrying out, execution, implementation, implementing, achievement, …
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CONTRAPTION — n. 25B6; noun DEVICE, gadget, apparatus, machine, appliance, mechanism, invention, contrivance; informal gizmo, widget; Brit. informal gubbins; Austral. informal bitzer.
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BELONGINGS — n. 25B6; plural noun POSSESSIONS, effects, worldly goods, chattels, property; informal gear, tackle, kit, things, stuff, bits and pieces, bits …
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INSTRUMENT — n. 1 implement, tool, device, apparatus, utensil, appliance, contrivance, mechanism, gadget, Colloq contraption, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, thingy, whatsit, what's-its-name, whatnot, …
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DEVICE — n. 1 contrivance, mechanism, machine, machinery, implement, utensil, apparatus, instrument, appliance, tool, gadget, gimmick, Colloq contraption, widget, thingumajig or thingamajig, …
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CONTRAPTION — n. contrivance, device, gadget, mechanism, apparatus, Colloq widget, thingumabob or thingamabob, thingumajig or thingamajig, thingummy, whatsit, doodah, thingy, US gizmo …
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