contraption

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A machine that is complicated and precarious.
2. noun Any object.
3. noun ↑ Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh, 1998, s.v.

Similar words

contrivance appliance convenience widget gizmo gadget apparatus machinery device machine

Often followed by

that of was with to and in which on

Word family

contraptions