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Device

//dɪˈvaɪs//

Synonyms for "device" (750 found)

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Informal (124)

Noun, verb, slang(34 words)

turn charge catch shift character picture handle trap thing sponge plug tool dupe plot angle jig varnish cipher finesse blueprint

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method badge coup chevron mop shunt planning weapon jury-rig washboard shenanigan hackle grift toothpick

Name, noun, verb, slang(27 words)

pass line mark play show twist tap note stamp step file cap pile brush flower rake racket shield scheme crest

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legend trump jumper organ coil hose swab

Adj, noun, verb, slang(13 words)

color game attack trick switch pattern slant chief curve metal unicorn autograph vert

Adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(2 words)

cross bar

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

power

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

way

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

front action

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

fancy blind

Name, noun, phrase, verb, slang(1 words)

hand

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(9 words)

crown quarter bluff pocket toy dodge sham rose stereo

Name, noun, pron, verb, slang(1 words)

tone

Adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

type dummy

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

ordinary

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

medium

Adj, character, conj, name, noun, num, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

capital

Name, noun, slang(4 words)

joker hickey mullet dingus

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

story broom

Conj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

fur

Verb, slang(1 words)

shake up

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

hocus-pocus

Intj, noun, slang(1 words)

mood

Noun, slang(15 words)

gadget ways widget gizmo magnet red herring scraper duster scrubber tuner converter interrupter power tool vacuum cleaner lie detector

General use (626)

Adj, name, noun, verb(7 words)

cover stock pale crescent banner azure fess

Noun, verb(120 words)

measure figure stroke move control sign approach fret answer design instrument gloss image mask difference flourish disposition desire argument structure

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Noun(273 words)

twist movement representation arrangement creation development organization system inclination generator conception creature semblance contrivance armory continuity attachment complication gimmick machinery

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foresight agency procedure subterfuge invention achievement catastrophe receiver recognition peculiarity mechanism inscription symptom pretense rationalization coronet facade chaplet lineup characterization architecture outlet calculation ability stratagem spread eagle imagery layout appliance bearings bandeau idiosyncrasy methodology manipulation tactics trickery catchword strategy bar sinister motif chicanery receptacle cockatrice episode apology apparatus denouement trait deceit endorsement indicator signet schema subscription escutcheon improvisation controller protestation annulet scutcheon ignition sigil coat of arms broad arrow logotype starter stalking horse mythos bordure insignia mediator watcher prearrangement blazonry amplifier timer knavery sleight of hand handmaid machination charger go-between vair figure of speech impalement dishwasher bend sinister differentia doormat architectonics saltire lightning rod utensil slogan transformer cognizance ground plan peripeteia distributor watchword stalking-horse reactor euphuism inescutcheon envisagement fakement cross moline sonar martlet smoke screen mediation means to an end flanch spark plug torse hatchment alerion mascle tressure handmaiden dirty trick contraption jugglery pacemaker instrumentality intermedium cover-up armorial bearings gyron fess point nombril point subordinary pheon working hypothesis course of action last resort oscilloscope honor point condenser systematization cover story schematization locus standi local color shake-up master plan pumice stone ancilla automaton pis aller devices handkerchief speedometer anagnorisis washing machine operations research demarche rising action falling action schematism bag of tricks countersignature floridity wringer Geiger counter thingumajig oscillator napkin rheostat Charlie McCarthy sudarium cathode dynamo put-off anode ficelle insulator inductor rdf rectifier grapheme bosey automatic pilot electrode capacitor phonetic symbol dustpan sign manual ways and means serviette walkie-talkie intermediation resistor tag line cutout compensator self-starter radio telescope electrograph toggle switch alternator figurativeness hand tool recourses electronic computer radiophone asiaticism magneto electroencephalograph commutator transceiver dishcloth radiosonde scrub brush push button selsyn electric eye spark coil hearing aid guided missile expedients choking coil battery charger radio direction finder time switch electroscope electrophorus oscillograph trickle charger facecloth electrocardiograph carpet sweeper fathometer spectrophotometer dynamotor autotransformer mass spectrometer neon light galvanoscope resistance box magnetoscope crystal set mass spectrograph calutron preamplifier electron microscope isotron induction heater depth sounder electrophotometer X-ray microscope cytoanalyzer time-delay relay

Adj, noun, verb(16 words)

ground subject signal terminal background feint intermediate motive ermine gimcrack stopgap quartering forethought pean ermines autoclave

Name, noun, verb(26 words)

field bend seal screen index service plan art label eagle will enterprise craft canton garland guise means slave wile falcon

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hallmark visa ruse vise washer points

Intj, noun, verb(2 words)

fetch pleasure

Name, noun(10 words)

agent idea atmosphere fleur-de-lis colophon griffin sleight yale logo orle

Adj, noun(21 words)

representative capacity signature characteristic makeshift expedient intermediary incident topic minion syllabic plaything tactic gules fusil purpure octofoil googly indicant interagent

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superheterodyne

Adj, name, noun(4 words)

lion sable argent CB

Adj, adv, conj, name, noun, prep(1 words)

Adj, verb(2 words)

put off differencing

Adv, noun, verb(1 words)

supply

Adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

lever

Verb(5 words)

go between cover up graphing blueprinting going between

Adv, noun(2 words)

wherewithal wherewith

Intj(1 words)

hocus pocus

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the big picture working plan wire-pulling temporary expedient lame excuse poor excuse planning function ad hoc measure jury-rigged expedient last expedient last shift stroke of policy working proposition ostensible motive public motive mechanical device curve-ball dirty deal fast deal scurvy trick sleight-of-hand trick christcross turn of expression way of speaking tactical maneuvers mark of signature disposable resources automatic sprinkler alphabetic character magnetic recorder precision tool speed tool political influence written character figurative language flowery style nonliterality nonliteralness galvanic pile synchronous converter voltage regulator lexigraphic character phonetic character pictographic character Flexowriter typewriter behind-the-scenes influence neon tube robot pilot step-down transformer automatic pistol diathermy machine citizens band autoconverter autostarter motor-generator voltage changer voltage transformer electron lens infrared cooker thermal timing relay photoelectric sorter dielectric heater dielectric preheater electronic clock electronic heater high-frequency heater mechanical heart radio-frequency heater robot plane electronic battery electronic detector AM receiver AM tuner AM-FM receiver AM-FM tuner auto radio aviation radio battery radio electronic refrigerator gyroscopic pilot image dissector infrared telescope lever pilot multiplex receiver photoelectric counter photoelectric recorder pocket radio radio-record player railroad radio regenerative receiver relay receiver ship-to-shore radio table radio transmit-receiver airborne controls automatic printer automatic sight automatic stop automatic telephone electronic air filter electronic altimeter electronic drum electronic fuel gauge electronic nutcracker electronic oscillator electronic timer electronic typewriter mass spectroscope photoflash bulb radar controls robot submarine

Adjective(2 words)

paly erminois

Numeral(1 words)

tenne

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