Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
How words are described
| old | old device | old unit |
| good | good device | good unit |
| special | special device | special unit |
| specific | specific device | specific unit |
| Other adjectives: standard, single, small, powerful, actual, large, main, capable, secret, new, experimental, major, useful, flying, titular, central, giant, medical, eponymous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In cutscenes in Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning utilizes a device called a Grav-Con unit to survive incredible falls and jumps (it reverses gravity just before the character hits the ground).
Source: Not the Fall That Kills You -
One can also connect a Wifi-equipped interceptor device into a private and secure network, then spy on that unit, and consequently the network, over an internet connection.
Source: Everything Is Online - Caboose decides he wants a turn in the Epsilon unit and inserts himself into the device.
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Unit and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/unit
Device & Unit. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/unit>.
Unit or Device. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/unit.
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