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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•vice /dɪˈvaɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a thing made for a particular purpose, esp. a mechanical or electric invention:She invented a device that automatically closes windows when it rains.
- a plan, scheme, or procedure, esp. a crafty one:full of devices for arousing sympathy.
Idioms- Idioms leave (one) to one's own devices, to allow (a person) to act freely, without being watched:We left the children to their own devices.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•vice (di vīs′),USA pronunciation n. - a thing made for a particular purpose;
an invention or contrivance, esp. a mechanical or electrical one. - a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose.
- a crafty scheme;
trick. - Literaturea particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of word sounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader:rhetorical devices.
- something elaborately or fancifully designed.
- Heraldrya representation or design used as a heraldic charge or as an emblem, badge, trademark, or the like.
- a motto.
- [Archaic.]devising;
invention.
- Latin dīvīsa, feminine of dīvīsus; see division
- Anglo-French, Old French
- 1375–1425; blend of, blended late Middle English devis division, discourse and devise heraldic device, will; both
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged gadget.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged project, design.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wile, ruse, artifice, stratagem, maneuver.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slogan, legend.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: device /dɪˈvaɪs/ n - a machine or tool used for a specific task; contrivance
- euphemistic a bomb
- a plan or plot, esp a clever or evil one; scheme; trick
- any ornamental pattern or picture, as in embroidery
- computer hardware that is designed for a specific function
- a written, printed, or painted design or figure, used as a heraldic sign, emblem, trademark, etc
- a particular pattern of words, figures of speech, etc, used in literature to produce an effect on the reader
- leave someone to his own devices ⇒ to leave someone alone to do as he wishes
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French devis purpose, contrivance and devise difference, intention, from deviser to divide, control; see devise |