Definition of device

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Device (n.) A spectacle or show.

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Reflector :: Reflector (n.) A device for reflecting sound.
Engine :: Engine (n.) Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
Unloader :: Unloader (n.) One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon..
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap..
Undercraft :: Undercraft (n.) A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors..
Device :: Device (n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance..
Tension :: Tension (a.) A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required degree of tightness..
Sound :: Sound (v. i.) To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
Stylus :: Stylus (n.) The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record.
Gate :: Gate (n.) A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc..
Conceit :: Conceit (n.) A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip..
Oarlock :: Oarlock (n.) The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock..
Watermark :: Watermark (n.) A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during the process of manufacture..
Switched :: Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit.
Impress :: Impress (n.) A device. See Impresa.
Guide :: Guide (v. t.) A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting.
Invention :: Invention (n.) That which is invented; an original contrivance or construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; that falsehood was her own invention..
Stratagemical :: Stratagem (n.) An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination..
Pace :: Pace (n.) A device in a loom, to maintain tension on the warp in pacing the web..
Breech Sight :: Breech sight () A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim..
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