Aug. 25, 2011
Did you get a chance to see the video?
Steve Jobs resigns
Steve Jobs steps down as CEO
It dived. It went down. It plummeted. It took a nose dive.
Enigmatic founder Jobs resigns
enigmatic=attractively secretive
He is a geek/nerd.
I was shocked to hear that.
He resigned over health issues.
a gadget
He had pancreatic cancer.
a device
a gadget
a doohickey
a contraption
a tool＝道具, 嫌な奴
Other words for "tool"?
utensil, Example: kitchen utensils
implement,
Examples: implement: an eating implement, a medical implement
This is also a verb. to implement st = to start using st
They will implement the changes soon.
contraption, a tool or thing that is a bit bigger
apparatus
Slang use of "tool"
a jerk = a tool
an appliance
a household appliance
Funny joke projects are called: novelty items
novel=new
a novel idea
a doohickey, a gadget, a doodad, whatchamacallit, a thingamajig
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