Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Ways
Ways noun - Structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired.
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.
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Having renounced his villainous ways, Megamind auctions off all his weapons and evil devices.
Source: What Does This Button Do? -
Likewise, Spidey's clone, the Scarlet Spider, had "webshooters" which were bracer-sized devices that could use Spidey's traditional web fluid in a variety of ways.
Source: Swiss Army Weapon
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