Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Molotov cocktail and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Molotov cocktail" instead a noun "Device".
Molotov cocktail
Molotov cocktail noun - A crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick.
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Device and molotov cocktail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun phrase "Molotov cocktail".
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- While the device was used before, the term "Molotov Cocktail" was coined by the Finns as a joke during the Winter War (1939-1940).
Source: Newer Than They Think
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Molotov cocktail and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/molotov_cocktail
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