Device and Show

Device

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

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

Show noun - An outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect.

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Device and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

old	old device	old show
good	good device	good show
special	special device	special show
similar	similar device	similar show
Other adjectives: certain, standard, single, popular, actual, great, little, main, new, classic, magical, favorite, eponymous, comedic.

The framing device of Robot Chicken is a Mad Scientist strapping the title character in a chair and forcing him to watch the show's sketches.

Source: Framing Device aka: Framing Story
After some fans complained his treatment seemed a little mean-spirited, DVD commentary explained Frank was mainly a device to show a normal person couldn't function in the show's universe.

Source: Only Sane Man / Western Animation
This can be used as a device to show the growth of a character, such as having a cowardly individual show remarkable resolve in coming to someone's rescue.

Source: Heroic Bystander

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