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Princeton's WordNet

  1. devicesnoun

    an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

    "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"

Editors Contribution

  1. devicesnoun

    Plural noun of device.

    The family had a number of devices in the home that required a monthly data contract so they put them all into one family data bundle with their broadband provider.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2016  

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    Rank popularity for the word 'devices' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4141

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of devices in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of devices in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of devices in a Sentence

  1. Judge Katzmann:

    The question is whether this conduct considered as a whole was misleading or likely to mislead. I believe it was, the post-market evaluation of all the Ethicon devices was deficient.

  2. Hans Mosesmann:

    ( Intel's) lack of execution and AMD's flawless execution has yet to play out in terms of the market share Advanced Micro Devices is going to gain in the coming years, i wouldn't be surprised if they captured half the data center market.

  3. Red Sox Manager John Farrell:

    [We’re] aware of the rule. Electronic devices are not to be used in the dugout. But beyond that, the only thing I can say, it’s a league matter at this point.

  4. Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi:

    No important devices from the plane have been retrieved so far.

  5. Bob Menendez:

    Gun silencers are dangerous devices with one purpose and one purpose only – to muffle the sound of gunfire from unsuspecting victims, the sound of gunshots is what signals you to run, hide, take cover, call the police and help others save themselves; however, this is nearly impossible when a gun silencer is used.

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