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gimmick
Overview of noun gimmick
The noun gimmick has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. catch, gimmick -- (a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident; "it sounds good but what's the catch?")
2. doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget -- (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")
3. device, gimmick, twist -- (any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gimmick
3 senses of gimmick
Sense 1
catch, gimmick
=> drawback
=> disadvantage
=> liability
=> bad, badness
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
=> stuff
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
=> move
=> decision, determination, conclusion
=> choice, selection, option, pick
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun gimmick
1 of 3 senses of gimmick
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
=> mnemonic
=> trick, fast one
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gimmick
3 senses of gimmick
Sense 1
catch, gimmick
=> drawback
Sense 2
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
=> stuff
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
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Derived Forms of noun gimmick
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Familiarity of noun gimmick
gimmick used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun gimmick
3 senses of gimmick
Sense 1
catch, gimmick
> drawback
=> catch, gimmick
Sense 2
doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
> stuff
=> doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget
=> etcetera
=> sundries
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
=> parking
=> device, gimmick, twist
=> feint
=> footwork
=> ploy, gambit, stratagem
=> ruse, artifice
=> measure, step
Meronyms of noun gimmick
3 senses of gimmick
Holonyms of noun gimmick
Grep of noun gimmick
gimmick
gimmickry
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