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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They even added iOS widgets and Siri shortcuts recently – “Hey Siri, turn on my VPN” actually works.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
Modern cars are packed with internet-connected widgets, many of them containing Chinese technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
It struck me as a complex way to complete a repetitive task, but that is part of Reframe’s pitch: This is not an assembly line churning out a thousand identical widgets.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2025
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
