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device
Overview of noun device
The noun device has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (38) device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")
2. (2) device -- (something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect)
3. (2) device, gimmick, twist -- (any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen")
4. device -- (any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery))
5. device -- (an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun device
5 senses of device
Sense 1
device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
device
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
=> move
=> decision, determination, conclusion
=> choice, selection, option, pick
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
device
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
device
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun device
5 senses of device
Sense 1
device
=> acoustic device
=> adapter, adaptor
=> afterburner
=> agglomerator
=> airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
=> alarm, warning device, alarm system
=> appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
=> applicator, applier
=> aspergill, aspersorium
=> autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot
=> bait, decoy, lure
=> billiard marker
=> bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder
=> blower
=> bootjack
=> breathalyzer, breathalyser
=> breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator
=> bubbler
=> buffer, fender
=> catapult, launcher
=> charger, battery charger
=> clip-on
=> comb
=> comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring
=> conductor
=> contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
=> converter, convertor
=> corer
=> corrective, restorative
=> crusher
=> cryptograph
=> cutoff
=> dampener, moistener
=> damper, muffler
=> data input device, input device
=> deflector
=> dental appliance
=> depressor
=> detector, sensor, sensing element
=> diestock
=> drive
=> drop forge, drop hammer, drop press
=> elastic device
=> electrical device
=> electronic device
=> energizer, energiser
=> exercise device
=> explosive device
=> fan
=> filter
=> fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator
=> flare
=> fumigator
=> gas fixture
=> groover
=> guard, safety, safety device
=> heater, warmer
=> heat exchanger
=> holding device
=> hydrofoil, foil
=> imprint
=> indicator
=> instrument
=> interlock, ignition interlock
=> interrupter
=> jig
=> key
=> keyboard
=> Kinetoscope
=> knocker, doorknocker, rapper
=> lift
=> lifting device
=> lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
=> machine
=> magnet
=> mechanism
=> memory device, storage device
=> musical instrument, instrument
=> nest egg
=> noisemaker
=> optical device
=> override
=> paper feed
=> peeler
=> pick, plectrum, plectron
=> power takeoff, PTO
=> prod, goad
=> prompter, autocue
=> pull
=> reflector
=> release, button
=> remote control, remote
=> reset
=> restraint, constraint
=> router
=> runner
=> scratcher
=> shoehorn
=> shoetree
=> shooting stick
=> shredder
=> signaling device
=> snowshoe
=> sounder
=> source of illumination
=> stabilizer, stabiliser
=> stemmer
=> stencil
=> straightener
=> strengthener, reinforcement
=> stylus
=> support
=> sweatbox
=> synchroflash
=> take-up
=> teaser
=> throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower
=> tilter
=> tongs, pair of tongs
=> trap
=> trigger
=> valve
=> vaporizer, vaporiser
=> ventilator
=> washboard
=> water cooler
Sense 2
device
=> conceit
=> rhetorical device
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
=> mnemonic
=> trick, fast one
Sense 4
device
=> seal, stamp
Sense 5
device
=> union
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun device
5 senses of device
Sense 1
device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
Sense 2
device
=> expressive style, style
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
Sense 4
device
=> design, pattern, figure
Sense 5
device
=> emblem
Antonyms of noun device
Member Holonyms of noun device
Substance Holonyms of noun device
Part Holonyms of noun device
Member Meronyms of noun device
Substance Meronyms of noun device
Part Meronyms of noun device
Meronyms of noun device
Holonyms of noun device
Attributes of noun device
Derived Forms of noun device
Domain of noun device
1 of 5 senses of device
Sense 5
device
TOPIC>(noun) heraldry#1
Domain Terms of noun device
Familiarity of noun device
device used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun device
5 senses of device
Sense 1
device
> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> ceramic
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> container
=> conveyance, transport
=> device
=> equipment
=> furnishing
=> hardware, ironware
=> implement
=> means
=> system
=> toiletry, toilet article
=> weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition
=> medium
Sense 2
device
> expressive style, style
=> allegory
=> analysis
=> bathos
=> black humor, black humour
=> device
=> eloquence, fluency, smoothness
=> euphuism
=> flatness
=> formulation, expression
=> grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric
=> headlinese
=> jargon
=> journalese
=> legalese
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style
=> officialese
=> pathos
=> prose
=> rhetoric
=> saltiness, coarseness
=> self-expression
=> sesquipedality
=> terseness
=> turn of phrase, turn of expression
=> vein
=> verboseness, verbosity
=> writing style, literary genre, genre
=> poetry
Sense 3
device, gimmick, twist
> maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
=> parking
=> device, gimmick, twist
=> feint
=> footwork
=> ploy, gambit, stratagem
=> ruse, artifice
=> measure, step
Sense 4
device
> design, pattern, figure
=> argyle, argyll
=> bear claw
=> damascene
=> decal, decalcomania
=> device
=> emblem
=> herringbone, herringbone pattern
=> linocut
=> mandala
=> mihrab
=> motif
=> polka dot
=> pyrograph
=> screen saver
=> sunburst
=> tattoo
=> tetraskelion, tetraskele
=> triskelion, triskele
=> weave
=> marking
Sense 5
device
> emblem
=> colophon
=> colors, colours
=> crest
=> Cross
=> device
=> flag
=> heraldry
=> skull and crossbones
=> totem
=> totem pole
Meronyms of noun device
5 senses of device
Sense 1
device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
device
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
device
=> emblem
=> design, pattern, figure
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun device
Grep of noun device
acoustic device
birth control device
breathing device
computing device
contraceptive device
data input device
detonating device
device
device characteristic
device driver
devices
elastic device
electrical device
electromechanical device
electronic device
exercise device
explosive device
flotation device
guidance device
holding device
homing device
improvised explosive device
input device
intrauterine device
lifting device
measuring device
mechanical device
memory device
monitoring device
optical device
peripheral device
projective device
prophylactic device
prosthetic device
rhetorical device
safety device
semiconductor device
signaling device
storage device
warning device
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