device
noun
[ dɪˈvʌɪs ]
• a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
• "a measuring device"
Similar:
implement,
gadget,
utensil,
tool,
appliance,
piece of equipment,
apparatus,
piece of apparatus,
piece of hardware,
instrument,
machine,
mechanism,
contrivance,
contraption,
invention,
convenience,
amenity,
aid,
gizmo,
widget,
mod con,
• a plan, method, or trick with a particular aim.
• "writing a letter to a newspaper is a traditional device for signalling dissent"
Similar:
ploy,
plan,
cunning plan,
tactic,
move,
means,
stratagem,
scheme,
plot,
trick,
ruse,
gambit,
manoeuvre,
machination,
intrigue,
contrivance,
expedient,
dodge,
artifice,
subterfuge,
game,
wile,
wheeze,
shift,
• a drawing or design.
• "the decorative device on the invitations"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French devis, based on Latin divis- ‘divided’, from the verb dividere . The original sense was ‘desire or intention’, found now only in leave someone to their own devices (which has become associated with device (sense 2)).
