Device and Shell

Device

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

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

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Device and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

similar	similar device	similar shell
single	single device	single shell
small	small device	small shell
massive	massive device	massive shell
Other adjectives: large, big, huge, new, mechanical, broken, mere, classic, explosive, giant, magical.

Emily from Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry is expected to be psychic to some capacity, since the doll is only an outer shell for the Mimic, a device built for pilot-machine interface.

Source: Sliding Scale of Living Toys
One school decided to drop the egg from a height of 1cm (which an egg shell can withstand on its own), and used a thin sheet of carbon paper as their "device".

Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life
The original of the phrase is from a form of gambling where the "dealer" hides a small item under a shell or cup or other device identical to two others, then quickly moves them so that whoever's watching can't tell which it was under.

Source: Shell Game

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