Device and Norm

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Norm and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Norm" instead a noun "Device".

Norm noun - What is typical of a group, class, or series.

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Device and norm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Norm".

Nearby Words: normal, normally, normality, normative, norma

old	old device	old norm
common	common device	common norm
alien	alien device	alien norm
ancient	ancient device	ancient norm
Other adjectives: new, magical, technological.

Norm MacDonald's character in Dirty Work is constantly making notes-to-self on his dictaphone, which becomes an important plot device later when he accidentally leaves it on.

Source: Cassette Craze
Granola Girl: Anathema Device is something like this, though she's also portrayed as being a lot more practical and pragmatic than is the norm for the character type.

Source: Literature / Good Omens

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Norm and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/norm

Device & Norm. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/norm>.

Norm or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/norm.

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