Device
Device noun - An article intended for use in work.
Usage example: the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good device | good tool |
| special | special device | special tool |
| similar | similar device | similar tool |
| common | common device | common tool |
| Other adjectives: convenient, single, simple, small, intelligent, powerful, actual, massive, large, great, dangerous, little, main, capable, important, new, major, useful, dramatic, handy, magical, favorite. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The Engineer in each game in the series is usually equipped with some kind of tool or device that allows them to repair vehicles as long as said tool is in contact with said vehicle.
Source: Percussive Maintenance - In the game show Liar's Club, four celebrity panelists would be given an actual device or implement, and three of them would invent cow tool explanations for what they were used for.
Source: Cow Tools - But for electronic security, such as keypads or security cameras, you need to use a different device, called a multi-tool.
Source: Magic Tool
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Tool and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tool
Device & Tool. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tool>.
Tool or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/tool.
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