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46 entries under instrument topic. ×
| device(noun, entity, support, person, make) | |
| apparatus(noun, entity, person, part, concern) | |
| gadget(noun, entity, person, part, concern) | |
| mechanism(noun, entity, person, part, concern) | |
| appliance(noun, object, device, machine) | |
| instrument(noun, entity, move, action, person) | |
| contraption(noun, entity, support, development, ability) | |
| gizmo(noun, development, slang, thing, design) | |
| invention(noun, make, work, plan, produce) | |
| tool(noun, entity, form, person, part) | |
| implement(noun, entity, person, part, concern) | |
| machine(noun, entity, person, part, concern) | |
| gismo(noun, object, device, apparatus) | |
| utensil(noun, thing, object, material) | |
| expedient(noun, support, move, action, plan) | |
| widget(noun, informal, object, device) | |
| gimmick(noun, plan, development, trick, twist) | |
| creation(noun, performance, support, work, produce) | |
| convenience(noun, device, tool, gadget) | |
| doodad(noun, development, thing, design, informal) |
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