Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Move
Move noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Death by Childbirth: Joshua's mother Dimensional Traveler: Anyone with a stepper box can move to an alternate world at will, and natural steppers can do it without any device.
Source: Literature / The Long Earth -
The SteadiCam is a camera stabilization device that isolates a hand-held camera from the movement of the operator, allowing the operator to move freely without jiggling the camera.
Source: SteadiCam - The schematics for a device called a Stepper are released on the Internet, and people discover that it allows one to move to alternate Earths.
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Move and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/move
Device & Move. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/move>.
Move or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/move.
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