device

device
de|vice
W2 [dıˈvaıs] n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: devis, devise 'division, plan', from deviser 'to divide, tell'; DEVISE]
1.) a machine or tool that does a special job
= ↑gadget
modern labour-saving devices
device for doing sth
a device for separating metal from garbage
device to do sth
The company makes devices to detect carbon monoxide.
2.) a special way of doing something that makes it easier to do
device for doing sth
Testing yourself with information on cards is a useful device for studying.
a memory device
3.) a plan or trick, especially for a dishonest purpose
device to do sth
Their proposal was only a device to confuse the opposition.
4.) a bomb or other explosive weapon
explosive/nuclear/incendiary etc device
5.) the special use of words in literature, or of words, lights etc in a play, to achieve an effect
Metaphor is a common literary device.
leave sb to their own devices atleave1 (4)

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