Antonyms for device


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-vahys
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaɪs


Definition of device

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French devis "division, separation, disposition, wish, desire; coat of arms, emblem; last will," from deviser "to divide, distribute" (see devise). Sense of "method by which something is divided" arose in French and led to modern meaning.
  • noun instrument, tool
  • noun ploy, scheme, maneuver
  • noun symbol, emblem
Example sentences :
  • If the oven is to be used, a device that fits the oven should be employed.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • In using this device, only a coal or a wood stove is practical.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • They used every device of ingenious minds to push the siege.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He was about to slip the device into his pocket when he stiffened involuntarily.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • The Pilot's Assister is the official name of the new English device.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • No device of the trigger class is comparable with this in delicacy.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • The Title-page is ornamented with the Aldine device and motto as in No.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • The device is attached directly to the card, and is called a coiler.
  • Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
  • If so, it might, of course, have become detached while the device was being used.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • She knew that out of Nature's device we have built a magic that will win us immortality.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Synonyms for device

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