device

B1
Pronunciation
/dəˈvaɪs/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

Example Sentences
  • There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener.
2 Definition

A peripheral device; an item of hardware.

3 Definition

A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

4 Definition

An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb

5 Definition

A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience; a rhetorical device.

6 Definition

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 Definition

Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

8 Definition

An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.

9 Definition

An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.

10 Definition

A spectacle or show.

11 Definition

Opinion; decision.