Device and Saying

Device

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

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

Saying noun - An often stated observation regarding something from common experience.

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Device and saying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Saying".

Nearby Word: say

old	old device	old saying
similar	similar device	similar saying
common	common device	common saying
certain	certain device	certain saying
Other adjectives: simple, powerful, actual, big, evil, important, new, weird, visual, giant, favorite.

Similarly, if you try to jump into any of your fellow campers' heads, you'll get a notice saying that the mind-jumping-device won't work on minors.

Source: Developers' Foresight
She gets an immediate reaction again for saying that she thinks WET is too busy to notice the rest of the Heroes who are now full-size thanks to an embiggering device.

Source: Fan Fic / Heroes Of The Desk
McQuade: Let me just get this straight — you're saying this device of yours acted out one of your teenage sex fantasies?

Source: Let Me Get This Straight

Cite this Source

Saying and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/saying

Device & Saying. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/saying>.

Saying or Device. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/saying.

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