"whatsis" meaning in All languages combined

See whatsis on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: whatsises [plural]
Etymology: From what's this or similar. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whatsis (plural whatsises)
  1. Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember. Synonyms: thingy
    Sense id: en-whatsis-en-noun-R~sHbwmx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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{
  "etymology_text": "From what's this or similar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whatsises",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whatsis (plural whatsises)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember."
      ],
      "id": "en-whatsis-en-noun-R~sHbwmx",
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "thingy"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "whatsis"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From what's this or similar.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "whatsises",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whatsis (plural whatsises)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any object whose actual name one does not know or cannot remember."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "thingy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "whatsis"
}

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