device

device is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. noun. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
2. noun. Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
3. noun. An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.
4. noun. Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
5. noun. Anything fancifully conceived.
6. noun. A spectacle or show.
7. noun. Opinion; decision.
8. noun. any clever maneuver

   "he would stoop to any device to win a point"

   "it was a great sales gimmick"

   Synonyms: gimmick, twist

9. noun. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

   "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"

   "a device intended to conserve water"

10. noun. an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

    "he was recognized by the device on his shield"

11. noun. any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
12. noun. something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

Synonyms

gimmick, twist

Common word forms

devices, deviceful

Words from these letters

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