device
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Sense: Noun: instrument
Synonyms:
instrument Collocations, tool Collocations, utensil, contrivance, contraption, apparatus, appliance Collocations, machine Collocations, equipment Collocations, thingamabob , thingummibob , thingamajig , thingummy , thingummijig , thingy , whatsit , whatchamacallit , doodad , doohickey , doobry
Sense: Noun: small electronic device
Synonyms:
phone Collocations, smartphone, tablet Collocations, laptop Collocations, gadget Collocations, widget, handheld device, handset Collocations, PDA
Sense: Noun: means to an end
Synonyms:
means, tactic, plan Collocations, trick Collocations, scheme Collocations, plot Collocations, stratagem, method Collocations, ploy, artifice, wile, dodge Collocations
Sense: Noun: emblem
Synonyms:
emblem, badge Collocations, sign Collocations, symbol Collocations, motif, logo Collocations, crest Collocations, insignia, token Collocations, coat of arms
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'device' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apparatus
- appliance
- artifice
- assembly
- badge
- clamp
- contrivance
- discovery
- dodge
- emblem
- engine
- expedient
- gadget
- implement
- instrument
- invention
- machine
- machinery
- mechanism
- motor
- object
- organ
- pendulum
- piston
- punch
- put-on
- ruse
- safety
- scutcheon
- subterfuge
- thing
- tool
- transmission
- trick
- trump card
- valve
