as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed
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Recent Examples of jigger
The Mitt left my little glass prep bowls, mini tongs, jiggers, measuring spoons, and thermometer probes sparkling clean.
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Kelsey Jane Youngman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
Inspired by the classic cocktail, a generous splash of olive juice gives the buttery sauce a bright, briny bite, while a couple jiggers of vodka or gin adds subtle depth rather than boozy heat.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
Add a touch of orange zest, a jigger of brandy, some butter and cream, anything that says the holidays.
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Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
21 Nov. 2025
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Kelsey Jane Youngman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
Inspired by the classic cocktail, a generous splash of olive juice gives the buttery sauce a bright, briny bite, while a couple jiggers of vodka or gin adds subtle depth rather than boozy heat.
—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Feb. 2026
Add a touch of orange zest, a jigger of brandy, some butter and cream, anything that says the holidays.
—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jigger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jigger
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Best Amazon Prime Day Outlet Home Deals Everything from luxurious bedding to clever cleaning gadgets is marked down in Amazon’s home section today.
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Directed by Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton, the fifth installment follows Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and the gang of anthropomorphic toys as their owner Bonnie becomes addicted to her new favorite gadget, a kiddie smart tablet known as Lilypad.
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The handle of the FieldSpork incorporates two fold-out tools.
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The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
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The contraption was invented not once but twice within two years and at the same company laboratory.
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On this day in 1884, the Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway, the wooden contraption generally considered to have been America’s first roller coaster, opened at Coney Island.
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“Jigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jigger. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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