Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Projectile and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Projectile" instead a noun "Device".
Projectile
Projectile noun - A weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled.
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Synonyms for Projectile
Device and projectile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Projectile".
Nearby Word: projection
How words are described
| special | special device | special projectile |
| similar | similar device | similar projectile |
| certain | certain device | certain projectile |
| standard | standard device | standard projectile |
| Other adjectives: single, simple, small, powerful, actual, massive, large, big, huge, main, new, deadly, explosive, flying, improvised, giant, magical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A bizarre device that Fred has been tinkering with is theorized by several other characters to be some kind of projectile launcher (it actually does throw axes) or maybe it just makes toast.
Source: Projectile Toast -
In the Star Control series Shofixti ships have a very weak main projectile weapon — and a very powerful self-destructive "Glory Device" as a secondary weapon.
Source: Action Bomb -
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night features a sub-weapon called the Aguena, a gun-like device that throws out a small projectile which causes powerful electricity to arc across from the weapon to an enemy, unlike most of the time when lightning is created via spell.
Source: Lightning Gun
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