Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: used every device and stratagem he knew to prevent his son's marriage
Smoke screen and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smoke screen" instead a noun "Device".
Smoke screen
Smoke screen noun - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements.
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Device and smoke screen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun phrase "Smoke screen".
Both terms in one sentence
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Ada Wong in Resident Evil owns a pair of nifty shades which double as a flash/smoke screen device.
Source: Goggles Do Something Unusual
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Smoke screen and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/smoke_screen
Device & Smoke screen. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/smoke_screen>.
Smoke screen or Device. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/smoke_screen.
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