device

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a clever plan or trick used to get a specific result.

n. a scheme, stratagem, or artifice designed to achieve a particular goal, often through cleverness or deception.

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“The character in the story used a clever device to escape from the locked room.”

“The tax hike was merely a political device intended to appease the opposition without making substantive changes to the budget.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Academic

n. a special way of using words to create a particular effect in a story or speech.

n. a linguistic or structural technique employed by a writer or speaker to achieve a specific rhetorical or aesthetic effect.

“Metaphor is a common literary device used to compare two different things.”

“The orator employed several rhetorical devices, including repetition and irony, to sway the undecided members of the audience.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Formal

n. a design or symbol used as a logo or to represent a person or group.

n. a symbolic design, emblem, or heraldic figure used to identify a person, family, or corporate entity.

“The knight's shield was decorated with a golden lion device.”

“The company's trademark device was prominently displayed on every piece of official correspondence to ensure brand recognition.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Technical

n. a word sometimes used for a bomb, especially one made by hand.

n. a euphemistic or technical term for an explosive unit, often an improvised one.

“The police found a suspicious device left in the park and called the experts.”

“Security forces were alerted to the presence of an improvised explosive device concealed within a discarded container near the terminal.”