1) Appliance 2) Contrivance 3) Convenience 4) Device 5) Disney Channel show 6) Doohickey 7) Gadget 8) Gismo 9) Gizmo 10) Unnamed object number 1 11) Widget 1) Appliance 2) Contrivance 3) Device 4) Gadget 5) Gadgetry 6) Gimbals 7) Gismo 8) Gizmo 9) Injector 10) Machine 11) Mechanism 12) Rig 13) Tool 14) Widget 
[game show] Contraption is an American game show and one of the original programs on the Disney Channel, which ran from April 18, 1983 to January 9, 1988 and again from March 8 to October 25, 1989. The show was hosted by actor/comedian Ralph Harris and announced by Miranda Fredricks. ==Gameplay== Two teams of three kids competed. Each team ...
• (n.) A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.
Con·trap'tion noun A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully. [ Colloq. or Dial.] -- 
contrivance noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job a device or control that is very useful for a particular job[Literary terms] a device or control that is very useful for a particular job a device or control that is very useful for a particular job