devices

/D IH0 V AY1 S AH0 Z/

noun

1
Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
“There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.”
2
A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
3
A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
4
An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb
5
A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.
6
A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs from a badge or cognizance primarily because as it is a personal distinction, and not a badge borne by members of the same house successively.
7
Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
8
An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
9
An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
10
A spectacle or show.
11
Opinion; decision.

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