noun
- mechanical devices or gadgets, especially ones that are strange, complicated, or makeshift
Usage: plural of contraption; often implies something unusual or improvised
Examples
- The inventor’s workshop was filled with bizarre contraptions.
- These old contraptions barely work anymore.
- He built several contraptions to help with yard work.
- The museum displays contraptions from the early industrial age.
- She’s always tinkering with mechanical contraptions in her garage.
- The Rube Goldberg contraptions were designed to perform simple tasks in overly complex ways.