device

device
n
1. appliance, instrument, apparatus, mechanism, contrivance, Inf. contraption, invention, gadget, hickey, Sl. gimmick; implement, utensil, tool, machine, equipment, gear, outfit, tackle, rigging; means, wherewithal, resources, expedient, agent, medium.
2. design, plan, project; strategem, Inf. wrinkle, artifice, trick, Inf. flimflam, wile, ruse, trap; intrigue, plot, scheme, strategy, machination; conspiracy, complot, cabal; subterfuge, blind, Inf. dodge, fetch; maneuver, feint, deception, sleight, shift, move, evasion, shuffle; fraud, imposture, imposition, hoax.
3. pattern, figure, motto, slogan, legend; mark, trademark, hallmark, Numismatics. countermark; symbol, token, emblem, seal, signet, coat of arms, insigne, badge.

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