Used in a Sentence

widgets

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for widgets.

Editorial note

I guess the point is, what do you do with widgets available in one OS that aren't available in another?

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of widgets gathered in one view.

noun

A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.

noun

A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.

noun

(informal) Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for widgets.

noun

A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.

noun

A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and other smooth surfaces.

noun

(informal) Synonym of tool, implement, device, gadget, part.

noun

A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.

Example sentences

1

I guess the point is, what do you do with widgets available in one OS that aren't available in another?

2

Go try modern Plasma (5.3, 5.4 in a few months) and only use the shell and its widgets.

3

Web devs blindly copypasting random P3P headers just to get third party widgets to load properly.

4

____cents 2) If it takes five machines five minutes to make five widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

5

However, while the lighter weight font is acceptable for the UI widgets, it isn't nearly as acceptable for readability of document text.

6

Does something like wxWidgets offer all widgets that are available in an OS?

7

I've even blocked facebook.com and facebook.net, I hate their stupid junky web page widgets cluttering the web.

8

With typical native applications, the default font is intrinsic in the UI widgets your using, so you don't have to think about it.

9

If the widgets don't look native that's fine, but do they behave natively?

10

For example, it might be mutually beneficial for me to give you $1,000 today, and for you to give me 100 widgets on Thursday.

11

However they accept money for whitelisting which is why all those crummy clickbait widgets like outbrain/taboola still show up through the default ABP filters.

12

Another great thing is the fidelity of widgets (buttons, dropdowns) esp.

Quote examples

1

UI widgets don't have the "long length" constraint in their design context.

2

"I make widgets, and there are less widgets at the end of the day than there could be, so the company must not be optimized." It might be, or you may overvalue widgets.

3

It's got easily the best Flash module, a unique audio module, "sidebar" widgets, a CSS selector query engine, animations (including DirectX), etc., etc.

4

When you download the new Chrome for iOS you "have to" include Chrome into "Today widgets" section and also Enable "Physical Web Scanning" that will show you the list nearby URLs broadcasted by beacons.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use widgets in a sentence?

I guess the point is, what do you do with widgets available in one OS that aren't available in another?

What does widgets mean?

A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.

What part of speech is widgets?

widgets is commonly used as noun.