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
In addition to the shaker, the set comes with a matching cocktail stirrer, double-sided jigger, and strainer.
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The set even comes with a jigger to mimic a bartending experience.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
The set consists of a shaker, bar spoon, corkscrew, muddler, strainer, double jigger, measuring cup, stoppers, bottle pourers, brushes, tongs, ice stones and a bamboo stand.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
First and foremost, a good cocktail shaker, jigger for measuring, and strainer for a smooth beverage.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The set even comes with a jigger to mimic a bartending experience.
—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
The set consists of a shaker, bar spoon, corkscrew, muddler, strainer, double jigger, measuring cup, stoppers, bottle pourers, brushes, tongs, ice stones and a bamboo stand.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
First and foremost, a good cocktail shaker, jigger for measuring, and strainer for a smooth beverage.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigger
Noun
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Compared to the other types of gadgets vying to be the intermediary in our buying process, Alexa+ has serious disadvantages.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rather than having to design a vehicle or device around a battery brick, builders could theoretically structure the battery to fit into the optimal space in the vehicle or gadget.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
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By learning to harness the tools of this century, a cadre of charismatic figures revived the archetypes of the previous one: the strong leader, the great nation, the proud civilization.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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This offer comes with a 12 month free trial of the Google One AI Premium Plan, which gives you 2TB of cloud storage and access to all the Gemini tools in your Google apps.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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Being on a red carpet is already stressful enough for everyone there; that ecosystem doesn’t need a Saw-like contraption that could knock out Chloe Fineman that much.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Steinbeck plaque was face up in a metal contraption called a casting flask.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Jigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jigger. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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