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Synonyms for gee-gaw

Most common

toy trinket bauble gaud novelty knack trifle tinsel

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.

Related words

Other spellings
geegaw gew-gaw gewgaw

Forms

Plural
gee-gaws → trinkets, baubles, gauds, toys…

Example sentences

  • toy You need to store small toy parts in a safe place.
  • trinket This little trinket would go well on my shelf.
  • gaud But the girl isn't interested in the Palace of Gaudí.
  • novelty As the days dragged on, the novelty wore off.
  • knack I am not an artist. I never had the knack for it.

By length

3 letters
toy1
4 letters
gaud
5 letters
knack1
6 letters
trifle2, tinsel2, finery3, bangle2, bauble2
7 letters
novelty3, trinket2
8 letters
gimcrack, kickshaw
9 letters
plaything2, bagatelle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trifle2 = 2 syllables).