Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Tricks
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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First Tasslehoff tries to Retcon away the Cataclysm; Raistlin tricks him into breaking the time-travel device instead.
Source: Cosmic Retcon -
Brainwashed and Crazy: One of the main tricks up the Blood Knights' sleeve: a device that drives anyone without a neutralizer insane with confusion.
Source: Video Game / Digimon World 2 -
Hack Your Enemy: The Rogue's Gemini Array (a communication device) can be used for tricks such as shutting down an opponent's weapons or shields.
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