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  1. gewgaws: Merriam-Webster
  2. gewgaws: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gewgaws: Vocabulary.com
  4. gewgaws: Wordnik
  5. gewgaws: Wiktionary
  6. gewgaws: Dictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gewgaw)

▸ noun:  A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
▸ adjective:  Showy; unreal; pretentious.
▸ Also see gewgaw


Opposite:
essentials, necessities, basics, prerequisites

Types:
baubles, trinkets, knickknacks, pandora's boxes, curiosities, more...

Adjectives:
other, ornamental, such, northern, cheap, pretty, few, little, expensive, foreign, mere

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Opposite:
essentials, necessities, basics, prerequisites

Types:
baubles, trinkets, knickknacks, pandora's boxes, curiosities, more...

Adjectives:
other, ornamental, such, northern, cheap, pretty, few, little, expensive, foreign, mere




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