Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Gears
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Hence, in Clockpunk stories, gears and simple machines predominate, and feature in both heavy machinery and portable devices.
Source: Clock Punk - The VR headset devices are referred to as "gears".
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Dwarf Fortress lets you build pumps, traps, doomsday devices and even computers (painfully slow but Turing complete) with stone gears, wooden axles, metal pumps, and water/magma, powered by water wheels or windmills.
Source: Clock Punk
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