Device and Reference

Device

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

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

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Device and reference are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Reference".

good	good device	good reference
similar	similar device	similar reference
common	common device	common reference
specific	specific device	specific reference
Other adjectives: single, small, actual, massive, big, huge, little, minor, visual, giant, literary.

Just for reference, karakuri itself means "mechanical device to take someone by surprise".

Source: Meaningful Name / Anime
In Battle for Terra, General Hammer's terraforming device will take seven days to turn the planet Terra into a habitable one for human life, an obvious reference to Genesis.

Source: Lampshade Hanging / Film
And, if you have the Wild Wasteland trait, you can sometimes hear him asking the Lobotomites to wash the walking eye, a reference to a device from The Venture Bros Season 2.

Source: Actor Allusion / Video Games

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

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

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

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