device

noun

di-ˈvīs How to pronounce device (audio)
Definition of devicenext
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

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2
as in tool
an article intended for use in work the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats

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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

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Recent Examples of device If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in November; shipping starts at $15 for two devices in the US, Canada, and Australia. — New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026 The ChatGPT maker is also working with iPhone designer Jony Ive on consumer devices, but its first offering does not appear to be a wearable, according to Bloomberg. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 As technologies get smarter and efforts to monitor women accelerate, data breaches from our everyday technologies, like smart devices, become increasingly worrisome. — Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 The device was found to be a magnetic GPS tracker, police wrote. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for device
Recent Examples of Synonyms for device
  1. scheme
  2. tool
  3. genius
  4. ruse
  5. instrument
  6. talent
  7. trick
  8. faculty
Noun
  • Argentina’s citizen by investment scheme will offer numerous perks for travelers, including unlocking frictionless access to some of the most popular international destinations.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The administration’s language would establish a range of mandatory minimum sentences based on the amount of loss involved in fraud schemes, according to the document.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of scheme
Noun
  • There’s the plush seating area for makeup, hair, and comfortable waiting, of course, but there’s also a bathroom replete with outlets for styling tools and with multiple sinks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This year's prizes began with the Nobel for medicine, awarded Monday to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tool
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  • Guadagnino speaks in calligraphy; adjectives almost certainly accompany a proper name — the extraordinary, the wonderful, the genius.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • No sooner than the broadcast of the Braves’ Wild Card Series game began Tuesday, showing pockets of empty seats at Truist Park, the social-media geniuses blessed us with their bouquets of wisdom.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of genius
Noun
  • What about when Carole was hiding in the closet to try to overhear Luann calling her a pedophile, and Jules Wainstein kept trying to ruin her ruse?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Last-ditch plan for prosecution Authorities next developed what Smallwood described as a last-ditch plan to prosecute Tanzer — a ruse that could catch him lying about the rape.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruse
Noun
  • Unlike a conventional setup, the instrument could vary both the strength and direction of the magnetic field—important because UTe₂ is anisotropic, meaning its properties depend strongly on direction.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • That makes Mary Schiavo, who is a former Inspector General of the Transportation Department, think the plane may have lost its navigational instruments just as a storm moved across its path on radar.
    — John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of instrument
Noun
  • After years of cruel dismissal from his grandfather, Kang Seung-woon (Jung Jin-young), and relentless pressure from his mother, Kang Ji-hye (Yoon Se-ah), Pi-o doubts his talent.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There's a comedy club right next door for a night of hilarity with top-drawer talent and occasional special guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of talent
Noun
  • How modular workstation sinks work A workstation sink looks like a standard basin at first glance, but the walls hide the trick.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
  • With each trick and tactic, companies are reinventing the ripoff right under our noses.
    — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Davidson said the leaders-in-residence will interact with students and faculty through classroom visits, campus discussions and public events.
    — Nora O’Neill October 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The index drew responses from over 100,000 college students, faculty and staff nationwide.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Device.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/device. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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