Another word for knickknack
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Noun
A small showy article
- A minor or unspecified object or article.
- A set of light, open shelves for ornaments.
- Any of various additional or unspecified things or items:
- A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.
- A trivial thing; a trifle.
- Something of little importance or value.
- A small amount; a jot.
- A dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake soaked in sherry, rum, or brandy and topped with layers of jam or jelly, custard, and whipped cream.
- An object for a child to play with.
- Something that provides amusement:
- A small ornament; a bauble.
- The quality of being novel; newness.
- Something new and unusual; an innovation.
- A small mass-produced article, such as a toy or trinket.
- A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw.
- Cheap and tasteless; gaudy:
- A decorative trinket; a bauble.
- A small decorative object; a trinket.
- A miniature book, especially one that is finely crafted.
- A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.
- A mock scepter carried by a court jester.
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Another word for knickknack
Noun
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- A cheap showy trinket.
- An unusual, unexpected, or fanciful idea; a whim.
- Quaint, fanciful, or playful humor:
- A dark molasses cake flavored with ginger.
- A molasses and ginger cookie cut in various shapes, sometimes elaborately decorated.
- Elaborate ornamentation.
- A fancy food; a delicacy.
- A trinket; a gewgaw.
- Worthy of being collected:
- Capable of being collected:
- One of a group or class of objects, such as period glass or historical memorabilia, sought by collectors.
- An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; a caparison.
- Articles of dress or adornment, especially accessories.
- Characteristic or symbolic signs:
- The act of embellishing or the state of being embellished.
- Something that embellishes; a decoration.
- A note that embellishes a melody.
- The act, process, technique, or art of decorating.
- Something used to decorate.
- An emblem of honor, such as a medal or badge.
- something that especially attracts one's attention
- Something exhibited, especially as an outstanding example of its kind.
- A ruffle or flounce on a garment.
- A piece of showy ornamentation.
- To decorate with a ruffle or flounce.
- A ruffled, gathered, or pleated border or projection, such as a fabric edge used to trim clothing.
- A projection as of hair, feathers, bone, or cartilage, about the neck of an animal.
- A wrinkling of the edge of a photographic film.
- Something to play with; a toy.
- One treated as a toy:
- An object for a child to play with.
- Something that provides amusement:
- A small ornament; a bauble.
- Something of little importance or value.
- A small amount; a jot.
- A dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake soaked in sherry, rum, or brandy and topped with layers of jam or jelly, custard, and whipped cream.
- A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance.
- A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.
- A trivial thing; a trifle.
- A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.
- A mock scepter carried by a court jester.
- A small decorative object; a trinket.
- A miniature book, especially one that is finely crafted.
- A desire to know or learn.
- A desire to know about people or things that do not concern one; nosiness.
- An object that arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary:
- Small, usually ornamental objects valued for their antiquity, rarity, originality, or sentimental associations.
- An unusual object that arouses comment or interest.
- A genre painting, popular especially in the 18th century, depicting a group of fashionable people.
- A cheap and showy object of little or no use; a gewgaw.
- Cheap and tasteless; gaudy:
- A decorative trinket; a bauble.
- A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac.
- Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
- A person considered as a source of pride, honor, or credit:
- A note or group of notes that embellishes a melody.
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