Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Forms
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Both words in one sentence
- Male and female characters are subject to different forms of characterization and they are exploited as plot devices in different ways.
Source: Gender Dynamics Index -
The Saurians of The Mighty Ducks had extremely sophisticated cloaking devices that not only rendered them invisible to the naked eye, but to almost all forms of radar or locating devices.
Source: Invisibility Cloak -
The members of Gatchaman instead use journal-like devices that manifest their soul, called NOTEs, to activate superpowered forms resembling Powered Armor, complete with the prerequisite bird motif.
Source: Henshin Hero
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