widget
noun
a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget.
widgets
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pluralof widget.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Not all widgets have a full-screen option, but my favorite one, Photos, does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
They even added iOS widgets and Siri shortcuts recently – “Hey Siri, turn on my VPN” actually works.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
For the leaders of today’s cultural industries, films, TV series, albums, even books seem to be no more than widgets on an algorithmic assembly line, as fungible as yards of textile or gauges of steel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
"I just certainly can't sit still; it gives me the widgets."
From The Dorrance Domain by Carolyn Wells
