device

Definition of Device in English :

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Noun

1. device

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

Example Sentences:
'the device is small enough to wear on your wrist'
'a device intended to conserve water'

2. device

something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

3. device, gimmick, twist

any clever maneuver

Example Sentences:
'he would stoop to any device to win a point'
'it was a great sales gimmick'
'a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen'

4. device

any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

5. device

an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

Example Sentences:
'he was recognized by the device on his shield'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Device

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noun

1.

a machine or tool used for a specific task; contrivance

2. euphemistic

a bomb

3.

a plan or plot, esp a clever or evil one; scheme; trick

4.

any ornamental pattern or picture, as in embroidery

5.

a piece of computer hardware that is designed for a specific function

6.

a written, printed, or painted design or figure, used as a heraldic sign, emblem, trademark, etc

7.

a particular pattern of words, figures of speech, etc, used in literature to produce an effect on the reader

8. archaic

the act or process of planning or devising

9. leave someone to his or her own devices

Device

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noun

1.

a thing devised; plan; scheme, esp. a sly or underhanded scheme; trick

2.

an invention or contrivance, esp. a mechanical one, for some specific purpose

3.

something used to gain an artistic effect

rhetorical devices

4.

an ornamental figure or design

5.

a design, often with a motto, on a coat of arms; heraldic emblem

6.

any motto or emblem

7. Archaic

the act or power of devising

Device

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n.

1. An object designed and manufactured to perform one or more functions.

2. A literary contrivance, such as parallelism or personification, used to achieve a particular effect.

3.

a. A decorative design, figure, or pattern, as one used in embroidery. See Synonyms at figure.

b. A graphic symbol or motto, especially in heraldry.

4. A plan or scheme for accomplishing something: "Now Lydgate might have called at the warehouse, or might have written a message on a leaf of his pocket-book and left it at the door. Yet these simple devices apparently did not occur to him" (George Eliot).

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