gimmick
gimmick is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: any clever maneuver. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. any clever maneuver
"he would stoop to any device to win a point"
"it was a great sales gimmick"
- noun. something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
"she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"
"there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use"
- noun. a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
"it sounds good but what's the catch?"
Synonyms
device, twist, doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, catch
Common word forms
gimmicks, gimmicked, gimmicking
Words from these letters
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