85 entries under device topic. ×

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gimmick(noun, plan, development, trick, twist)
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creation(noun, performance, support, work, produce)
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ploy(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
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subterfuge(noun, craft, move, action, trick)
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convenience(noun, instrument, tool, gadget)
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doodad(noun, development, thing, design, informal)
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wile(noun, trick, twist, cunning)
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brainchild(noun, make, plan, development, design)
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thingummy(noun, object, instrument, apparatus)
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equipment(noun, material, instrument, tool)
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gambit(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
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thingamabob(noun, thing, material, instrument)
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thingamajig(noun, entity, thing, object)
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coinage(noun, plan, development, design, original)
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doohickey(noun, thing, informal, material)
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engine(noun, instrument, gadget)
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feint(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
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thing(noun, entity, move, action, system)
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concoction(noun, work, produce, development, design)
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discovery(noun, development, design, idea, find)
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