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