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device
[ dih-vahys ]
noun
- a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
Synonyms:
- a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose.
Synonyms: ,
- a crafty scheme; trick.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- a particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of word sounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader:
rhetorical devices.
Students may not bring devices into the secure testing center.
Don't leave your devices in a hot car.
- something elaborately or fancifully designed.
- a representation or design used as a heraldic charge or as an emblem, badge, trademark, or the like.
- a motto.
Synonyms: ,
- Archaic. devising; invention.
device
/ ɪˈɪ /
noun
- a machine or tool used for a specific task; contrivance
- euphemistic.a bomb
- a plan or plot, esp a clever or evil one; scheme; trick
- any ornamental pattern or picture, as in embroidery
- computer hardware that is designed for a specific function
- a written, printed, or painted design or figure, used as a heraldic sign, emblem, trademark, etc
- a particular pattern of words, figures of speech, etc, used in literature to produce an effect on the reader
- archaic.the act or process of planning or devising
- leave someone to his own devicesto leave someone alone to do as he wishes
Other Word Forms
- ·fܱ adjective
- ·fܱ·ly adverb
- ·fܱ·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of device1
Idioms and Phrases
see leave to someone's own devices .Example Sentences
Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defence Forces, was outside a residential block when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated remotely, SK said.
Android, external and Apple, external devices also offer options for parents to block or limit access to specific apps, restrict explicit content, prevent purchases and monitor browsing.
One of the suspects allegedly threw out a Wi-Fi jammer during the pursuit, an electronic device used to disrupt home security cameras.
Left to their own devices and a search engine, children find materials they're not mature enough to handle.
They had a long-running dispute over the distribution of their apps on Apple devices.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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