Device and Object

Device

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

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

Object noun - Something material that can be perceived by the senses.

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Device and object are semantically related in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Object".

special	special device	special object
similar	similar device	similar object
common	common device	common object
specific	specific device	specific object
Other adjectives: certain, alien, convenient, single, small, powerful, actual, massive, large, big, dangerous, main, important, magic, new, mysterious, flying, titular, strange, magical, eponymous.

The first episode deals with a magical kingdom that has a powerful device/object that is hold sacred by its inhabitants.

Source: Shout Out / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Contrast this with Caitlin Bardue, who can understand any magical object/device without knowing how it works.

Source: Awesomeness by Analysis
Applied Phlebotinum: Heavily parodied with pretty much any runs-on-nonsensoleum device or object you can think of.

Source: Franchise / The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Object and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/object

Device & Object. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/object>.

Object or Device. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/object.

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