noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of Rube Goldberg machine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Rube Goldberg machine
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Rube Goldberg
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noun
Meaning 2
United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Goldberg, Reuben Lucius Goldberg
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cartoonist
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