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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instrument, tool |
| Synonyms: | Rube Goldberg invention, accessory, agent, apparatus, appliance, arrangement, article, construction, contraption, contrivance, creation, doohickey, equipment, expedient, gadget, gear, gimmick, implement, invention, machine, makeshift, material, means, mechanism, medium, outfit, resort, resource, rigging, shift, tackle, thingamabob, utensil, whatchamacallit, whatnot, whatsit |
| Main Entry: | device |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol, emblem |
| Synonyms: | badge, colophon, crest, design, ensign, figure, insignia, logo, motif, motto, pattern, scroll, sign, slogan, token |
| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equipment with a purpose |
| Synonyms: | accoutrement, appliance, black box, contraption, device, dingbat, doodad, doohickey, furnishings, gaff, gear, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, grabber, habiliments, idiot box, implement, jigger, job*, machine, machinery, means, mechanism, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, setup, stuff, supplies, tackle, thingamajig, tools, utensils, whatchamacallit, whatsis, whosis, widget |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | machine, usually with domestic purpose |
| Synonyms: | apparatus, device, gadget, implement, instrument, mechanism, tool |
| Main Entry: | artifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoax; clever act |
| Synonyms: | con, contrivance, device, dodge, expedient, gambit, gimmick, machination, maneuver, play, ploy, racket, ruse, savvy, scam*, stratagem, subterfuge, tactic, wile |
| Antonyms: | candor, frankness, honesty, honor, ingenuousness, innocence, openness, reality, sincerity, truthfulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | axiom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principle |
| Synonyms: | adage, aphorism, apothegm, device, dictum, fundamental, law, maxim, moral, postulate, precept, proposition, proverb, saying, theorem, truism, truth |
| Antonyms: | absurdity, ambiguity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox |
| Main Entry: | badge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emblem worn |
| Synonyms: | brand, cordon, device, identification, insignia, mark, marker, medallion, motto, pin, ribbon, scepter, shield, sign, stamp, symbol, token |
| Main Entry: | bomb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exploding weapon |
| Synonyms: | Molotov cocktail, atom bomb, bombshell, charge, device, explosive, grenade, hydrogen bomb, mine, missile, nuclear bomb, projectile, rocket, shell, ticker, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written symbol |
| Synonyms: | cipher, device, emblem, figure, hieroglyph, letter, logo, mark, monogram, number, numeral, rune, sign, type |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
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