Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Theory
Theory noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
How words are described
| old | old device | old theory |
| good | good device | good theory |
| elaborate | elaborate device | elaborate theory |
| similar | similar device | similar theory |
| Other adjectives: common, complex, certain, alien, single, popular, actual, great, little, main, personal, new, advanced, latest, scientific, magical, literary, favorite. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Another theory suggests that "weasel" refers to a spinner's weasel, which was a mechanical device used for measuring yarn in the 19th century.
Source: Get Thee to a Nunnery -
But that's nothing compared to how he tested his theory of the electrocution — which he does so by dropping an electric device into a bathtub, then running to change the fuse.
Source: Series / Columbo -
Doug shines a laser pointer at it to confirm his theory that there's more to the device than the team was initially willing to tell him.
Source: Film / Déjà Vu
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