Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Tactic
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old device | old tactic |
| good | good device | good tactic |
| similar | similar device | similar tactic |
| common | common device | common tactic |
| Other adjectives: specific, standard, single, simple, popular, powerful, actual, great, dangerous, main, important, key, new, major, useful, deadly, classic, recurring, favorite. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Several scenes later, when the bomber tries to detonate a nuclear device in the OCP building, Robo uses this same tactic to deactivate the device.
Source: Series / RoboCop: The Series -
After Metabee is kidnapped and his medal used in a doomsday device, Ikki manages to wake him up using the same tactic.
Source: Insulted Awake -
The Infiltration: Another favorite tactic of CHERUB, and the central plot device of many of the CHERUB books.
Source: Literature / CHERUB Series
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