THINGAMABOB

Meaning of THINGAMABOB in English

thingumabob, UK thingummy, thingamajig [noun] [C] [informal] - a word used, esp. in spoken English, when the name of an object has been forgottenPut those thingamabobs/thingummies down, please, and come over here.See also thingy at thing (PERSON/ANIMAL).

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

THINGAMABOB — noun Date: 1750 thingamajig
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THINGAMABOB — noun see thingabob
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THINGAMABOB — /thing"euh meuh bob'/ , n. Informal. thingamajig. Also, thingumabob, thingumbob /thing"euhm bob'/ . [ 1835-45; see THINGAMAJIG, BOB 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THINGAMABOB — n. ¨what´s-it¨, some object, something whose name is forgotten
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THINGAMABOB — noun Date: 1750 : thingamajig
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THINGAMABOB — [ 'θɪŋəməbɒb ] (also thingumabob , thingamajig , or thingumajig 'θɪŋəmədʒɪg ) ■ noun another term for thingummy .
Concise Oxford English vocab
THINGAMABOB — [thing.am.a.bob] n (1832): thingamajig
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THINGAMABOB — ➡ thingummy
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THINGAMABOB — Безделушки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
THINGAMABOB — n. Pronunciation: ' thi ŋ - ə -m ə - ˌ bäb Function: noun Date: 1750 : THINGAMAJIG
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHATSIT — n. thingamabob, some object, something whose name is forgotten
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHATSIS — n. thingamajig, thingamabob, ¨what's-it¨, some object, something whose name is forgotten
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OBJECT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ITEM — i ‧ tem S3 W2 AC /ˈaɪtəm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ itemize ; noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARTIFACT — ar ‧ ti ‧ fact /ˈɑːtəfækt, ˈɑːtɪfækt $ ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] especially American English another spelling of ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RESETAMABOB — That elusive item that's just the right size to push the little reset button on an electronic device. Fusion of …
Slang English vocab
FLIPPYDOO — This actually belongs to my fiancee. It works like thingamabob or hoogiewhatsis. A word for the thing that you can't …
Slang English vocab
DOFLICKY — The same as thingamabob or doohickey. Something for which you've forgotten or cannot remember the name. Example: Please hand me …
Slang English vocab
WHATSIT — n. 25B6; noun (informal) THING, so-and-so, whatever it's called; informal whatnot, doodah, what-d'you-call-it, what's-its-name, thingy, thingummy, thingamabob, thingamajig, oojamaflip; Brit. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBJECT — n. 25B6; noun wooden objects : THING, article, item, device, gadget; informal doodah, thingamajig, thingamabob, thingummy, whatsit, whatchamacallit, thingy; Brit. …
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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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GIMMICK — n. 1 device, strategy, stratagem, ploy, trick, ruse, wile, subterfuge, manoeuvre, artifice, deception, trap, snare, US hook, Colloq dodge We …
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GADGET — n. contrivance, device, appliance, creation, invention, machine, tool, utensil, implement, instrument, mechanism, apparatus, Colloq contraption, widget, thingumabob or thingamabob or …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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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