jigger

noun

ˈji-gər How to pronounce jigger (audio)
Definition of jiggernext
as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed

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Recent Examples of jigger Add a touch of orange zest, a jigger of brandy, some butter and cream, anything that says the holidays. — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025 The Mitt left my little glass prep bowls, mini tongs, jiggers, measuring spoons, and thermometer probes sparkling clean. — Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026 Inspired by the classic cocktail, a generous splash of olive juice gives the buttery sauce a bright, briny bite, while a couple jiggers of vodka or gin adds subtle depth rather than boozy heat. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jigger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigger
  1. gadget
  2. tool
  3. contraption
Noun
  • Streaming boxes, chargers, and smart home gadgets can quietly add to your electricity bill.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
  • It’s aimed more at campers, drivers, field workers, and anyone who would rather carry one very chunky device than several separate gadgets.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Definition of gadget
Noun
  • The handle of the FieldSpork incorporates two fold-out tools.
    — Ben Coxworth July 04, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of tool
Noun
  • The contraption was invented not once but twice within two years and at the same company laboratory.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • On this day in 1884, the Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway, the wooden contraption generally considered to have been America’s first roller coaster, opened at Coney Island.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 June 2026
Definition of contraption

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