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whatsitsnames

whatsitsnames is the plural of whatsitsname.

Meaning of whatsitsname

Noun

whatsitsname (plural whatsitsnames)

  1. Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember or immediately bring to mind.
    • Hey, hand me the whatitsname, will you? I need to tighten the doodah on this thingummybob.
    Synonyms:
    whatsit, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo

Questions about whatsitsnames

What is whatsitsnames the plural of?
Whatsitsnames is the plural of whatsitsname.

Words near whatsitsnames in the dictionary

  1. whatsisname
  2. whatsisnames
  3. whatsit
  4. whatsits
  5. whatsitsname
  6. whatsitsnames
  7. whatso
  8. whatsoe'er
  9. whatsoever
  10. whatsomever
  11. Whatstandwell

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