Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Not to be confused with a Call Forward, which is when a prequel references a character or plot device from the original.
Source: Early-Bird Cameo -
Now, Cohen's original vision was for a similar device; presumably it would be somewhat larger and emit more neutron radiation.
Source: Neutron Bomb -
Before that, the opening sequence to the original movie had such a device to prepare Doc's coffee and open a can of dog food for Einstein, Doc Brown's dog.
Source: Rube Goldberg Device
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