gimcrack
11Gimcrack Stakes — The Gimcrack Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to two year old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) at York Racecourse, and it takes place annually during the Ebor… …
12gimcrack — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1676 a showy object of little use or value ; gewgaw • gimcrackery noun II. adjective Date: 1715 cheap, shoddy …
13gimcrack — /jim krak /, n. 1. a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw. adj. 2. showy but useless. [1325 75 for earlier sense; ME gib(e)crake; cf. ME gibben to waver ( < OF giber to shake)] Syn. 1. bauble, knickknack, trinket, ornament. * * * …
14gimcrack — 1. adjective Showy but of poor quality; worthless. 2. noun Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble …
15gimcrack — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, agate, apparatus, bagatelle, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, blocks, brass farthing, bric a brac, button, cent, checkerboard, chessboard …
16gimcrack — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. trifle, bauble, knick knack; see trinket . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. knickknack, bauble, gew gaw, trinket, doodad, novelty, whatnot, bagatelle. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A small showy article: bauble, bibelot,… …
17gimcrack — gim·crack || dʒɪmkræk n. worthless object adj. worthless, without value …
18gimcrack — [ dʒɪmkrak] adjective showy but flimsy or poorly made. noun a cheap and showy ornament. Derivatives gimcrackery noun Origin ME gibecrake, of unknown origin …
19gimcrack — n. Trifle, toy, knicknack, knack, jiggumbob …
20gimcrack — adjective (only before noun) cheap and badly made …
