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Plural
contraptions
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a device or machine that is often unusual or complicated, made for a specific job
- He built a contraption in his garage that automatically waters his plants when they get too dry.
- The inventor showcased his latest contraption at the science fair, which could peel an apple in ten seconds flat.
- The old man tinkered away in his workshop, constructing a contraption to help him collect apples from the tallest branches.
- The children were fascinated by the contraption in the museum that demonstrated how butter was churned in the past.
- She used a homemade contraption to hang her laundry on the line efficiently, despite the windy weather.