<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.</li><li>Synonyms: gadget.</li><li>A plan or scheme for effecting a purpose.</li><li>Synonyms: design, project.</li><li>A crafty scheme; trick.</li><li>Synonyms: maneuver, stratagem, artifice, ruse, wile.</li><li>A particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of word sounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader: rhetorical devices.</li><li>A mobile device: Students may not bring devices into the secure testing center. Don't leave your devices in a hot car.</li><li>Something elaborately or fancifully designed.</li><li>A representation or design used as a heraldic charge or as an emblem, badge, trademark, or the like.</li><li>A motto.</li><li>Synonyms: legend, slogan.</li><li>Archaic: devising; invention.</li></ul>