Synonyms for whatsis
- noun
All synonyms
Noun
widget, gubbins, doodad, doodah UK, thingy, gimmick, thingamajig informal, whatchamacallit informal, thingumabob, thingummy, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumajig, dojigger informal, hickey, dingus, hootenanny, doohickey slang, gizmo slang, thingamabob slang
Definitions
- n. 1
Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember.
Forms
- Plural
- whatsises → widgets, doodads, thingies, gimmicks…
Example sentences
- thingy Tom, give me that thingy over there, please.
- widget It's the widget that overcomes web marketing's weaknesses.
- doodad I can't remember where this little doodad goes.
By length
- 5 letters
- gizmo2
- 6 letters
- thingy2, hickey2, widget2, dingus2, doodad2, doodah
- 7 letters
- gimmick2, gubbins2
- 8 letters
- dojigger
- 9 letters
- doohickey, thingummy
- 10 letters
- hootenanny, thingmabob, thingmajig
- 11 letters
- thingamajig, thingamabob4, thingumabob, thingumajig
- 15 letters
- whatchamacallit
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gizmo2 = 2 syllables).