adapter
noun/əˈdæptər/
Frequency rank: #6,795 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a device that connects two things with different interfaces so they can work together.
Example sentence
She bought this adapter that lets her plug her laptop into the old monitor.
Synonyms & related words
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