device

device
noun
ADJECTIVE
clever, ingenious
labour-saving/labor-saving, useful
complex, sophisticated
simple
hi-tech
hand-held, mobile, portable
automatic, digital, electrical, electronic, mechanical
USB, wireless
bugging, communication, contraceptive, display, measuring, medical, monitoring, optical, recording, safety, storage, timing, warning

Police found several bugging devices in the room.

explosive, incendiary

improvised explosive devices

An incendiary device exploded in the store, setting fire to furniture.

nuclear
VERB + DEVICE
be fitted with, have

All new cars are now fitted with these safety devices.

connect, install

Now connect the device to your computer.

build, design, develop, make
use

He measured the room using an ingenious new electronic device.

test
DEVICE + VERB
comprise sth (esp. AmE), consist of sth

The device consists of a large wheel mounted on a metal post.

be designed to

a tiny device designed to trace telephone calls

use

The device uses a transmitter that connects to your computer.

work

The device worked exactly as I'd hoped.

PREPOSITION
device for

a useful device for checking electrical circuits


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