Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Makeshift and devices are semantically related. in instrument topic. In some cases you can use "Makeshift" instead a noun "Devices".
Makeshift
Makeshift noun - A temporary replacement.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Mundane Utility: The Pods are apart from being laser shooting, physics bending and Hard Light creating devices of death, they are also good for creating makeshift chairs as well as being useful for fishing.
Source: Videogame / NieR: Automata -
In Half-Life 2's Ravenholm, there are several makeshift devices that are basically helicopter blenders, without the helicopter.
Source: Helicopter Blender - A man in a long, black coat and his female associate challenge people to possibly deadly games which usually involve blades and makeshift devices.
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Makeshift and Devices. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/makeshift
Devices & Makeshift. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/makeshift>.
Makeshift or Devices. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/makeshift.
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