device
noun
a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
devices
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pluralof device.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The lawsuits, consolidated by a federal court in Northern California, alleged that Apple enticed consumers to overpay for new devices by falsely advertising that certain iPhones included improvements to its virtual assistant, Siri.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
At a store selling harmonic healing devices, I watched a man cradle a swaddled Chihuahua within a 9-foot-tall golden pyramid structure in an attempt to heal the dog’s vertigo.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
They sneaked the watch into their son’s backpack because electronic devices weren’t allowed on the field trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In these devices, electrons are pushed into higher energy states before returning to lower ones and releasing their excess energy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
There’s not enough time left in the year to get anything in the kiln, so those of us who bothered to show up to ceramics at all have been left to our own devices.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
