Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Both words in one sentence
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A well engineered device could be just as strong or stronger than an equivalent solid device, but much lighter.
Source: Impossibly Compact Folding -
He has a wristwatch with a grappling hook and a jamming device in it, and a lighter that conceals a .10 caliber gun.
Source: Shoe Phone - Animals opens and closes with parts one and two of "Pigs On the Wing", which are significantly lighter in tone than the other songs, and serve as a framing device of sorts for the main narrative.
Source: Book Ends / Music
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Lighter and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/lighter
Device & Lighter. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/lighter>.
Lighter or Device. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/lighter.
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