device
- noun (n)
Meaning: instrument, tool
Synonyms:
accessory
agent
apparatus
appliance
arrangement
article
construction
contraption
contrivance
creation
doohickey
equipment
expedient
gadget
gear
gimmick
implement
invention
machine
makeshift
material
means
mechanism
medium
outfit
resort
resource
rigging
rube goldberg invention
shift
tackle
thingamabob
utensil
whatchamacallit
whatnot
whatsit
- noun (n)
Meaning: ploy, scheme, maneuver
Synonyms:
artifice
cabal
chicanery
clever move
craft
craftiness
cunningness
design
dodge
evasion
expedient
fake
feint
finesse
gambit
game
gimmick
improvisation
loophole
machination
method
pattern
plan
plot
project
proposition
purpose
racket
ruse
shift
stratagem
strategy
stunt
subterfuge
trap
trick
wile
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