Device and Work

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Work and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Device".

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Device and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old device	old work
good	good device	good work
similar	similar device	similar work
specific	specific device	specific work
Other adjectives: single, popular, actual, great, little, main, important, new, major, classic, latest, scientific, literary, favorite, comedic.

Similarly, sticking the device on something that goes in a circle won't work very well, because the game calculates movement distance based on a straight line between location updates.

Source: Video Game / Pokémon Go
A better example is the Gefjun Disturber, a device that blocks Sakuradite's conductivity, making it work something like an EMP weapon.

Source: Green Rocks
A "personal computer" was known to the Japanese as a device which they use at work and for work.

Source: Analysis / Chobits

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Work and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/work

Device & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/work>.

Work or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/work.

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