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1
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
- used every device and stratagem he knew to prevent his son's marriage
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2
an article intended for use in work
- the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats
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- contraption,
- contrivance,
- gadget,
- gizmo
- (also gismo),
- jigger
- accessory
- (also accessary),
- accoutrement
- (or accouterment),
- adjunct,
- appendage,
- attachment
3
devices plural
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
- left to her own devices she'd eat at a fast-food restaurant every night of the week
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The first known use of device was in the 14th century
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