device

noun

de·vice di-ˈvīs How to pronounce device (audio)

: something devised or contrived: such as

a(1)

: plan, procedure, technique

a marketing device

mnemonic devices

(2)

: a scheme to deceive : stratagem, trick

: something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design

: something (such as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect

irony and other literary devices

a plot device

archaic : masque, spectacle

: a conventional stage practice or means (such as a stage whisper) used to achieve a particular dramatic effect

: a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function

smartphones and other electronic devices

a hidden recording device

: desire, inclination

left to my own devices

heraldry : an emblematic design used especially as a heraldic bearing (see bearing sense 4)

Example Sentences

The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices. agreeing to dismantle all nuclear devices a useful mnemonic device for remembering the names of the planets The company's method of tracking expenses is just a device to make it seem more profitable.

Recent Examples on the Web Nicholas Kuperus, 33, was able to contact Alaska State Troopers via a satellite communications device after the late Tuesday afternoon attack, the agency reported online.

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 To start, Nu cleanses her combination skin with face wash and a Foreo device.

Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 For anyone scared of pinching their eyelids with a heated device, reach for this tool.

Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2022 Until then, as part of the conditions of his release, Forsell is prohibited from possessing a firearm and required to wear a GPS tracking device.

Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Such a device could feature a beefier, more durable design with enhanced weather resistance and a shatterproof screen.

WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Nicholas Kuperus, 33, was able to contact Alaska State Troopers via a satellite communications device after the late Tuesday afternoon attack.

CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Troopers who were contacted by Kuperus' group via a satellite communication device responded from Glennallen in a PA-18 Super Cub aircraft, landed on a nearby ridge top and transported him to an ambulance in Glennallen, officials said.

Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 In baseball, catchers now use a device, strapped to their wrist, that sends signs to the pitcher and up to three teammates.

Dan Weil, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

device

noun

as in scheme

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end used every device and stratagem he knew to prevent his son's marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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scheme
ruse
trick
jig
stratagem
gimmick
gambit
ploy
sleight of hand
fetch
play
wile
sleight
knack
artifice
dodge
juggle
deception
bluff
shenanigan
end run
flimflam
trickery
hoax
cunning
smoke screen
subterfuge
chicanery
feint
front
duplicity
dupery
cheating
craft
skulduggery
jugglery
swindle
fraud
swindling
fakery
blind
legerdemain
cozenage
gaff
sham
skullduggery
crookery

as in tool

an article intended for use in work the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

tool
instrument
gadget
apparatus
mechanism
utensil
implement
appliance
accessory
gizmo
contraption
appendage
contrivance
gismo
attachment
jigger
adjunct
accessary
accoutrement
accouterment

as in genius

devices plural a habitual attraction to some activity or thing left to her own devices she'd eat at a fast-food restaurant every night of the week

Synonyms & Similar Words

genius
bone
talent
faculty
impulse
predisposition
disposition
affinity
bias
bent
turn
affection
inclination
way
aptitude
propensity
predilection
proclivity
wont
leaning
gift
tendency
penchant
fancy
trick
habitude
partiality
routine
like
endowment
pattern
practice
addiction
preference
custom
specialty
prejudice
flair
appetite
singularity
taste
habit
liking
peculiarity
speciality
partisanship
knack
quirk
convention
idiosyncrasy
favor
forte
kink
eccentricity
oddity
fondness
practise
one-sidedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

allergy
detachment
neutrality
aversion
distaste
dislike
objectivity
impartiality
indifference
disinclination
disfavor
averseness
disliking
nonchalance
disrelish
apathy
unconcern
insouciance
disinterestedness

单词	device
释义	device noun de·vice di-ˈvīs 1 : something devised or contrived: such as a(1) : plan, procedure, technique a marketing device mnemonic devices (2) : a scheme to deceive : stratagem, trick b : something fanciful, elaborate, or intricate in design c : something (such as a figure of speech) in a literary work designed to achieve a particular artistic effect irony and other literary devices a plot device d archaic : masque, spectacle e : a conventional stage practice or means (such as a stage whisper) used to achieve a particular dramatic effect f : a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function smartphones and other electronic devices a hidden recording device 2 : desire, inclination left to my own devices 3 heraldry : an emblematic design used especially as a heraldic bearing (see bearing sense 4) Synonyms artifice dodge fetch flimflam gambit gimmick jig juggle knack play ploy ruse scheme shenanigan sleight stratagem trick wile See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The store sells TVs, VCRs, and other electronic devices. agreeing to dismantle all nuclear devices a useful mnemonic device for remembering the names of the planets The company's method of tracking expenses is just a device to make it seem more profitable. Recent Examples on the Web Nicholas Kuperus, 33, was able to contact Alaska State Troopers via a satellite communications device after the late Tuesday afternoon attack, the agency reported online. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 To start, Nu cleanses her combination skin with face wash and a Foreo device. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022 For anyone scared of pinching their eyelids with a heated device, reach for this tool. Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 9 Sep. 2022 Until then, as part of the conditions of his release, Forsell is prohibited from possessing a firearm and required to wear a GPS tracking device. Ruby Cramer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Such a device could feature a beefier, more durable design with enhanced weather resistance and a shatterproof screen. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Nicholas Kuperus, 33, was able to contact Alaska State Troopers via a satellite communications device after the late Tuesday afternoon attack. CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 Troopers who were contacted by Kuperus' group via a satellite communication device responded from Glennallen in a PA-18 Super Cub aircraft, landed on a nearby ridge top and transported him to an ambulance in Glennallen, officials said. Jeff Truesdell, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 In baseball, catchers now use a device, strapped to their wrist, that sends signs to the pitcher and up to three teammates. Dan Weil, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English devis, devise, from Anglo-French, division, plan, from deviser to divide, regulate, tell — more at devise First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing device intrauterine device I/O device flotation device ventricular assist device point-device charge-coupled device listening device intrauterine device I/O device flotation device ventricular assist device point-device charge-coupled device listening device See More Kids Definition device noun de·vice di-ˈvīs 1 : a piece of equipment made for a special purpose electronic devices 2 : choice of what to do We were left to our own devices. 3 : a thing or act used to deceive : trick Medical Definition device noun de·vice di-ˈvīs : a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed to serve a special purpose or perform a special function device noun 1 as in scheme a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end used every device and stratagem he knew to prevent his son's marriage Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance scheme ruse trick jig stratagem gimmick gambit ploy sleight of hand fetch play wile sleight knack artifice dodge juggle deception bluff shenanigan end run flimflam trickery hoax cunning smoke screen subterfuge chicanery feint front duplicity dupery cheating craft skulduggery jugglery swindle fraud swindling fakery blind legerdemain cozenage gaff sham skullduggery crookery 2 as in tool an article intended for use in work the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats Synonyms & Similar Words tool instrument gadget apparatus mechanism utensil implement appliance accessory gizmo contraption appendage contrivance gismo attachment jigger adjunct accessary accoutrement accouterment 3 as in genius devices plural a habitual attraction to some activity or thing left to her own devices she'd eat at a fast-food restaurant every night of the week Synonyms & Similar Words genius bone talent faculty impulse predisposition disposition affinity bias bent turn affection inclination way aptitude propensity predilection proclivity wont leaning gift tendency penchant fancy trick habitude partiality routine like endowment pattern practice addiction preference custom specialty prejudice flair appetite singularity taste habit liking peculiarity speciality partisanship knack quirk convention idiosyncrasy favor forte kink eccentricity oddity fondness practise one-sidedness Antonyms & Near Antonyms allergy detachment neutrality aversion distaste dislike objectivity impartiality indifference disinclination disfavor averseness disliking nonchalance disrelish apathy unconcern insouciance disinterestedness See More
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