device
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
the device is small enough to wear on your wrist
Types & categories
- instrumentation hypernym
- acoustic device hyponym
- adaptor hyponym
- afterburner hyponym
- agglomerator hyponym
- airfoil hyponym
- warning device hyponym
- contrivance hyponym
- applicator hyponym
- aspergill hyponym
- robot pilot hyponym
- bait hyponym
- billiard marker hyponym
- bird feeder hyponym
- blower hyponym
- bootjack hyponym
- breathalyzer hyponym
- breathing device hyponym
- bubbler hyponym
- fender hyponym
- catapult hyponym
- battery charger hyponym
- clip-on hyponym
- comb hyponym
- baby's dummy hyponym
- conductor hyponym
- contraceptive hyponym
- converter hyponym
- corer hyponym
- corrective hyponym
- crusher hyponym
- cryptograph hyponym
- cutoff hyponym
- dampener hyponym
- damper hyponym
- deflector hyponym
- dental appliance hyponym
- depressor hyponym
- detector hyponym
- diestock hyponym
- drive hyponym
- drop forge hyponym
- elastic device hyponym
- electrical device hyponym
- electronic device hyponym
- energizer hyponym
- exercise device hyponym
- explosive device hyponym
- fan hyponym
- filter hyponym
- fire extinguisher hyponym
- flare hyponym
- fumigator hyponym
- gas fixture hyponym
- groover hyponym
- safety device hyponym
- heater hyponym
- heat exchanger hyponym
- holding device hyponym
- horn hyponym
- hydrofoil hyponym
- imprint hyponym
- indicator hyponym
- instrument hyponym
- interlock hyponym
- interrupter hyponym
- jig hyponym
- key hyponym
- keyboard hyponym
- Kinetoscope hyponym
- doorknocker hyponym
- lift hyponym
- lifting device hyponym
- lighter hyponym
- machine hyponym
- magnet hyponym
- mechanism hyponym
- memory device hyponym
- musical instrument hyponym
- nest egg hyponym
- noisemaker hyponym
- optical device hyponym
- override hyponym
- paper feed hyponym
- peeler hyponym
- plectrum hyponym
- power takeoff hyponym
- goad hyponym
- autocue hyponym
- pull hyponym
- reflector hyponym
- button hyponym
- remote control hyponym
- reset hyponym
- constraint hyponym
- router hyponym
- runner hyponym
- scratcher hyponym
- shoehorn hyponym
- shoetree hyponym
- shooting stick hyponym
- shredder hyponym
- signaling device hyponym
- snowshoe hyponym
- sounder hyponym
- source of illumination hyponym
- stabiliser hyponym
- stemmer hyponym
- straightener hyponym
- strengthener hyponym
- stylus hyponym
- suction cup hyponym
- support hyponym
- sweatbox hyponym
- synchroflash hyponym
- take-up hyponym
- teaser hyponym
- throwing stick hyponym
- tilter hyponym
- tongs hyponym
- toy hyponym
- trap hyponym
- trigger hyponym
- valve hyponym
- vaporizer hyponym
- ventilator hyponym
- washboard hyponym
- water cooler hyponym
Sense 2 noun
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
Types & categories
- expressive style hypernym
- conceit hyponym
- rhetorical device hyponym
Sense 3 noun
any clever maneuver
he would stoop to any device to win a point
Types & categories
- tactical maneuver hypernym
- mnemonic hyponym
- trick hyponym
Sense 4 noun
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
Types & categories
Sense 5 noun
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
he was recognized by the device on his shield
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- heraldry domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | instrumentation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | acoustic device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adaptor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | afterburner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | agglomerator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | airfoil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | warning device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrivance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | applicator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aspergill |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | robot pilot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bait |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | billiard marker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bird feeder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blower |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bootjack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breathalyzer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | breathing device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bubbler |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fender |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | catapult |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | battery charger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clip-on |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | comb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | baby's dummy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conductor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contraceptive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | converter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corrective |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crusher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cryptograph |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cutoff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dampener |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | damper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflector |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dental appliance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | depressor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detector |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | diestock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drop forge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elastic device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | electrical device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | electronic device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | energizer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exercise device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | explosive device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fan |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire extinguisher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flare |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fumigator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gas fixture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | groover |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | safety device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heater |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heat exchanger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | holding device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | horn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hydrofoil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | imprint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indicator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interlock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interrupter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jig |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | key |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | keyboard |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Kinetoscope |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | doorknocker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lift |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lifting device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lighter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | machine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | magnet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mechanism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | memory device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | musical instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nest egg |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | noisemaker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | optical device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | override |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paper feed |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peeler |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plectrum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | power takeoff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | goad |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | autocue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pull |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflector |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | button |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | remote control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reset |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | constraint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | router |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | runner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scratcher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoehorn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoetree |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shooting stick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shredder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | signaling device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snowshoe |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sounder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | source of illumination |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stabiliser |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stemmer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | straightener |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | strengthener |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stylus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suction cup |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | support |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sweatbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | synchroflash |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | take-up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | teaser |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | throwing stick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tilter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tongs |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trigger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | valve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vaporizer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ventilator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | washboard |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | water cooler |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | expressive style |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conceit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rhetorical device |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | tactical maneuver |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mnemonic |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | trick |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | pattern |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | seal |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | heraldry |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | emblem |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | union |