device

Other forms of device

plural

devices·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about device

What does device mean?

device means "an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in device?

device has 2 syllables: de-vice. The stress falls on "vice". In IPA it is /dɪˈvaɪs/.

What is another word for device?

Close synonyms include gimmick, twist. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is device a common word?

device is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with device?

4 words rhyme with device. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.