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
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American shoppers have become accustomed to nearly seamless delivery of online orders of affordable clothing and gadgets from China.—
Laura Gottesdiener and Stephen Eisenhammer,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Kat Merck Power Up Anywhere With the Best Travel Adapters When going abroad, the right plugs are essential to keeping your gadgets charged.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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Various groups are actively working to use tools to archive content that has already been removed, as well as content that could potentially be erased from federal websites.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool when building a resume.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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This 2,000-tonne contraption would be lowered on a string of pipe weighing 2,000 tonnes, and grapple the wreck weighing 4,000 tonnes.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
4 Jan. 2025
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His vision of Treehouse Town is brimming with imaginative contraptions, like crow’s nests for viewing, air trams, rope swings, trapdoors and sycamore slides.—
Megan Gambino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Jigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jigger. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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