Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Simile
Simile noun - A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as').
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Simile and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/simile
Device & Simile. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/simile>.
Simile or Device. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/simile.
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