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Overview of noun optical_device

The noun optical Device1.) Device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")

2.) Device -- (something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect)

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• optical Device1.) Device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")
  2.) Device -- (something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect)
  device -- (a Device1.) Device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")
  2.) Device -- (something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect)
  device for Producing1.) Produce, bring forth -- (bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit")
  2.) Produce, make, create -- (create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries")
  producing or Controlling1.) Control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")
  2.) Control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")
  controlling light)

Related Terms - "Optical Device"

Meaning 1 of Optical Deviceoptical device device

• Acoustic device1.) Acoustic device -- (a device for amplifying or transmitting sound)
  Acoustic device - A device for amplifying or transmitting sound

• Adapter1.) Arranger, adapter, transcriber -- (a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or Instrument1.) Instrument -- (a device that requires skill for proper use)
  2.) Instrument, tool -- (the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease")
  Instrument - A device that requires skill for proper uses or for another style of performance)
  2.) Adapter, adaptor -- (device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible)
  Adapter, Adaptor1.) Adapter, adaptor -- (device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible)
  Adaptor - A musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

• Afterburner1.) Afterburner -- (a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust)
  Afterburner - A device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

• Agglomerator1.) Agglomerator -- (a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls; "a sonic agglomerator")
  Agglomerator - A device that causes material to gather into rounded balls; "a sonic agglomerator"

• Airfoil1.) Airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface -- (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can Lift1.) Lift -- (the act of giving temporary assistance)
  2.) Aerodynamic lift, lift -- (the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity)
  Lift - The act of giving temporary assistance or control a plane in flight)
  Airfoil, Aerofoil1.) Airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface -- (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
  Aerofoil, Control surface1.) Airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface -- (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
  Control surface, Surface1.) Surface -- (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface")
  2.) Surface -- (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface")
  Surface - A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

• Alarm1.) Alarm, dismay, consternation -- (fear resulting from the awareness of danger)
  2.) Alarm, warning device, alarm system -- (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
  Alarm, Warning device1.) Alarm, warning device, alarm system -- (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
  Warning device, Alarm system1.) Alarm, warning device, alarm system -- (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
  Alarm system - Fear resulting from the awareness of danger

• Appliance1.) Appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  2.) Appliance -- (durable goods for home or office use)
  Appliance, Contraption1.) Appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  Contraption, Contrivance1.) Appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  2.) Contrivance -- (the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem")
  Contrivance, Convenience1.) Convenience -- (the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience")
  2.) Convenience -- (the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan")
  Convenience, Gadget1.) Appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  Gadget, Gizmo1.) Doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget -- (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use")
  2.) Appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  Gizmo, Gismo1.) Doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget -- (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use")
  2.) Appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  Gismo, Widget1.) Doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gizmo, gismo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingumabob, thingmabob, thingamajig, thingumajig, thingmajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget -- (something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use")
  2.) Appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget -- (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job)
  Widget - A device or control that is very useful for a particular job

• Applicator1.) Applicator, applier -- (a device for applying a substance)
  Applicator, Applier1.) Applicant, applier -- (a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)
  2.) Applicator, applier -- (a device for applying a substance)
  Applier - A device for applying a substance

• Aspergill1.) Aspergill, aspersorium -- (a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water)
  Aspergill, Aspersorium1.) Aspersorium -- (the basin or other vessel that holds holy water in Roman Catholic Churches)
  2.) Aspergill, aspersorium -- (a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water)
  Aspersorium - A short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water

• Autopilot1.) Automatic pilot, autopilot -- (a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot")
  2.) Autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot -- (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)
  Autopilot, Automatic pilot1.) Automatic pilot, autopilot -- (a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot")
  2.) Autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot -- (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)
  Automatic pilot, Robot pilot1.) Autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot -- (a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)
  Robot pilot - A cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot"

• Bait1.) Bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener -- (anything that serves as an enticement)
  2.) Bait, decoy, lure -- (something used to lure victims into danger)
  Bait, Decoy1.) Decoy, steerer -- (a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot))
  2.) Bait, decoy, lure -- (something used to lure victims into danger)
  Decoy, Lure1.) Lure, enticement, come-on -- (qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward)
  2.) Bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener -- (anything that serves as an enticement)
  Lure - Anything that serves as an enticement

• Billiard marker1.) Billiard marker -- (a device for keeping the score in a game of billiards)
  Billiard marker - A device for keeping the score in a game of billiards

• Bird feeder1.) Bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder -- (an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds)
  Bird feeder, Birdfeeder1.) Bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder -- (an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds)
  Birdfeeder, Feeder1.) Feeder -- (an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening)
  2.) Eater, feeder -- (someone who consumes food for nourishment)
  Feeder - An outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds

• Blower1.) Blower -- (a device that produces a current of air)
  2.) Electric Fan1.) Fan -- (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces)
  2.) Sports fan, fan, rooter -- (an enthusiastic devotee of sports)
  Fan - A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces, blower -- (a fan run by an electric motor)
  Blower - A device that produces a current of air

• Bootjack1.) Bootjack -- (has V-shaped notch for Pull1.) Pull, pulling -- (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back")
  2.) Pull -- (the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current")
  Pull - The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"ing off boots)
  Bootjack - Has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots

• Breathalyzer1.) Breathalyzer, breathalyser -- (a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath)
  Breathalyzer, Breathalyser1.) Breathalyzer, breathalyser -- (a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath)
  Breathalyser - A device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath

• Breathing device1.) Breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing Machine1.) Machine -- (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
  2.) Machine -- (an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine")
  Machine - Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks, Ventilator1.) Ventilator -- (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)
  2.) Breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator -- (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
  Ventilator - A device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air -- (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
  Breathing device, Breathing apparatus1.) Breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator -- (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
  Breathing apparatus, Breathing machine1.) Breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator -- (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
  Breathing machine, Ventilator1.) Ventilator -- (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)
  2.) Breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator -- (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
  Ventilator - A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure

• Bubbler1.) Drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler -- (a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water)
  2.) Bubbler -- (any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid)
  Bubbler - A public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water

• Buffer1.) Buffer -- (an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH)
  2.) Fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot -- (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
  Buffer, Fender1.) Fender, wing -- (a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing")
  2.) Fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot -- (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
  Fender - An ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

• Catapult1.) Slingshot, sling, catapult -- (a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)
  2.) Catapult, launcher -- (a device that launches aircraft from a warship)
  Catapult, Launcher1.) Launcher, rocket launcher -- (armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket)
  2.) Catapult, launcher -- (a device that launches aircraft from a warship)
  Launcher - A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

• Charger1.) Charger, courser -- (formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle)
  2.) Charger, battery charger -- (a device for charging or recharging batteries)
  Charger, Battery charger1.) Charger, battery charger -- (a device for charging or recharging batteries)
  Battery charger - Formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

• Clip-on1.) Clip-on -- (a device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips)
  1.) Clip-on -- (attachable by a clip; "clip-on earrings"; "a clip-on bow tie")
  Clip-on - A device (as an earring, sunglasses, microphone etc.) that is attached by clips

• Comb1.) Comb -- (a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair)
  2.) Comb, cockscomb, coxcomb -- (the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds)
  Comb - A flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair

• Comforter1.) Sympathizer, sympathiser, comforter -- (commiserates with someone who has had misfortune)
  2.) Reliever, allayer, comforter -- (a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears")
  Comforter, Pacifier1.) Conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler -- (someone who tries to bring peace)
  2.) Comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring -- (device used for an infant to suck or bite on)
  Pacifier, Baby's dummy1.) Comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring -- (device used for an infant to suck or bite on)
  Baby's dummy, Teething ring1.) Comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring -- (device used for an infant to suck or bite on)
  Teething ring - Commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

• Conductor1.) Conductor, music director, director -- (the person who leads a musical group)
  2.) Conductor -- (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)
  Conductor - The person who leads a musical group

• Contraceptive1.) Contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device -- (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
  1.) Contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertility -- (capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications")
  Contraceptive, Preventive1.) Preventive, preventative, prophylactic -- (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives")
  2.) Hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference -- (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)
  Preventive, Preventative1.) Preventive, preventative, prophylactic -- (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives")
  2.) Hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference -- (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)
  Preventative, Contraceptive device1.) Contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device -- (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
  Contraceptive device, Prophylactic device1.) Contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device -- (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
  Prophylactic device, Birth control device1.) Contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device -- (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
  Birth control device - An agent or device intended to prevent conception

• Converter1.) Converter, convertor -- (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)
  Converter, Convertor1.) Converter, convertor -- (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)
  Convertor - A device for changing one substance or form or state into another

• Corer1.) Corer -- (a device for removing the core from apples)
  Corer - A device for removing the core from apples

• Corrective1.) Corrective, restorative -- (a device for treating injury or disease)
  1.) Corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal -- (designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary")
  Corrective, Restorative1.) Tonic, restorative -- (a medicine that strengthens and invigorates)
  2.) Corrective, restorative -- (a device for treating injury or disease)
  Restorative - A device for treating injury or disease

• Crusher1.) Crusher -- (a device that crushes something)
  Crusher - A device that crushes something

• Cryptograph1.) Cipher, cypher, cryptograph, secret code -- (a secret method of writing)
  2.) Cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing -- (a piece of writing in code or cipher)
  Cryptograph - A secret method of writing

• Cutoff1.) Cutoff -- (a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated)
  2.) Shortcut, cutoff, crosscut -- (a route shorter than the usual one)
  Cutoff - A designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

• Dampener1.) Dampener, moistener -- (a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them")
  Dampener, Moistener1.) Dampener, moistener -- (a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them")
  Moistener - A device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them"

• Damper1.) Damper -- (a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace)
  2.) Damper, muffler -- (a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations)
  Damper, Muffler1.) Silencer, muffler -- (a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise)
  2.) Muffler -- (a scarf worn around the neck)
  Muffler - A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

• Data input device1.) Data input device, input device -- (a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device)
  Data input device, Input device1.) Data input device, input device -- (a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device)
  Input device - A device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

• Deflector1.) Deflector -- (a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc))
  Deflector - A device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)

• Dental appliance1.) Dental appliance -- (a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth)
  Dental appliance - A device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth

• Depressor1.) Depressor, depressor muscle -- (any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down)
  2.) Depressor, depressor nerve -- (any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves)
  Depressor - Any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down

• Detector1.) Detector, sensor, sensing element -- (any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner)
  2.) Detector, demodulator -- (rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave)
  Detector, Sensor1.) Detector, sensor, sensing element -- (any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner)
  Sensor, Sensing element1.) Detector, sensor, sensing element -- (any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner)
  Sensing element - Any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

• Diestock1.) Diestock -- (a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders)
  Diestock - A device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders

• Drive1.) Drive, thrust, driving force -- (the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off")
  2.) Drive -- (a Mechanism1.) Mechanism, chemical mechanism -- (the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions")
  2.) Mechanism, mechanics -- (the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style")
  Mechanism - The atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions" by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds")
  Drive - The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"

• Drop forge1.) Drop forge, drop hammer, drop press -- (device for making large forgings)
  1.) Dropforge -- (forge with a dropforge; "drop-force the metal")
  Drop forge, Drop hammer1.) Drop forge, drop hammer, drop press -- (device for making large forgings)
  Drop hammer, Drop press1.) Drop forge, drop hammer, drop press -- (device for making large forgings)
  Drop press - Device for making large forgings

• Elastic device1.) Elastic device -- (any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched)
  Elastic device - Any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched

• Electrical device1.) Electrical device -- (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
  Electrical device - A device that produces or is powered by electricity

• Electronic device1.) Electronic device -- (a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically)
  Electronic device - A device that accomplishes its purpose electronically

• Energizer1.) Energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator -- (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)
  2.) Energizer, energiser -- (a device that supplies electrical energy)
  Energizer, Energiser1.) Energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator -- (someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)
  2.) Energizer, energiser -- (a device that supplies electrical energy)
  Energiser - Someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people

• Exercise device1.) Exercise device -- (a device designed to provide exercise for the user)
  Exercise device - A device designed to provide exercise for the user

• Explosive device1.) Explosive device -- (device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy)
  Explosive device - Device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy

• fan - no definition found

• Filter1.) Filter -- (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)
  2.) Filter -- (an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it)
  Filter - Device that removes something from whatever passes through it

• Fire extinguisher1.) Fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator -- (a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires)
  Fire extinguisher, Extinguisher1.) Fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator -- (a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires)
  Extinguisher, Asphyxiator1.) Fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator -- (a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires)
  Asphyxiator - A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires

• Flare1.) Flare, flair -- (a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare")
  2.) Flare -- (a sudden burst of flame)
  Flare - A shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"

• Fumigator1.) Fumigator -- (someone whose job is to fumigate)
  2.) Fumigator -- (a device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests)
  Fumigator - Someone whose job is to fumigate

• Gas fixture1.) Gas fixture -- (a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner)
  Gas fixture - A device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner

• Groover1.) Groover -- (a device that makes grooves by cutting or punching)
  Groover - A device that makes grooves by cutting or punching

• Guard1.) Guard -- (a person who keeps watch over something or someone)
  2.) Guard -- (the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play")
  Guard, Safety1.) Safety -- (the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk")
  2.) Safety, refuge -- (a safe place; "He ran to safety")
  Safety, Safety device1.) Guard, safety, safety device -- (a device designed to prevent injury)
  Safety device - A person who keeps watch over something or someone

• Heater1.) Heater, warmer -- (device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)
  2.) Fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet -- ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
  Heater, Warmer1.) Heater, warmer -- (device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)
  1.) Warm -- (having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat")
  Warmer - Device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room

• Heat exchanger1.) Heat exchanger -- (device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix)
  Heat exchanger - Device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix

• Holding device1.) Holding device -- (a device for holding something)
  Holding device - A device for holding something

• Hydrofoil1.) Hydrofoil, foil -- (a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils")
  2.) Hydrofoil, hydroplane -- (a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record")
  Hydrofoil, Foil1.) Foil -- (a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil")
  2.) Foil, enhancer -- (anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils")
  Foil - A device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"

• Imprint1.) Imprint -- (a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion")
  2.) Depression, impression, imprint -- (a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud")
  Imprint - A distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"

• Indicator1.) Index, index number, indicant, indicator -- (a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time)
  2.) Indicator -- (a signal for attracting attention)
  Indicator - A number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time

• instrument - no definition found

• Interlock1.) Interlock, ignition interlock -- (a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock")
  2.) Mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking -- (the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check")
  Interlock, Ignition interlock1.) Interlock, ignition interlock -- (a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock")
  Ignition interlock - A device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"

• Interrupter1.) Interrupter -- (a device for automatically interrupting an electric current)
  Interrupter - A device for automatically interrupting an electric current

• Jig1.) Jig, gigue -- (music in three-four time for dancing a jig)
  2.) Jig -- (a fisherman's lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water)
  Jig - Music in three-four time for dancing a jig

• Key1.) Key -- (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)
  2.) Key -- (something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration")
  Key - Metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

• Keyboard1.) Keyboard -- (device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)
  2.) Keyboard -- (holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung)
  Keyboard - Device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like

• Kinetoscope1.) Kinetoscope -- (a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture)
  Kinetoscope - A device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture

• Knocker1.) Knocker -- ((Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person)
  2.) Knocker -- (a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is")
  Knocker, Doorknocker1.) Knocker, doorknocker, rapper -- (a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door)
  Doorknocker, Rapper1.) Rapper -- (someone who performs rap music)
  2.) Knocker, doorknocker, rapper -- (a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door)
  Rapper - (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person

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• Lifting device1.) Lifting device -- (a device for lifting heavy loads)
  Lifting device - A device for lifting heavy loads

• Lighter1.) Igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)
  2.) Lighter, light, igniter, ignitor -- (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?")
  Lighter, Light1.) Light, visible light, visible radiation -- ((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window")
  2.) Light, light source -- (any device serving as a Source of illumination1.) Source of illumination -- (any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation)
  Source of illumination - Any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights")
  Light, Igniter1.) Igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)
  2.) Lighter, light, igniter, ignitor -- (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?")
  Igniter, Ignitor1.) Igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)
  2.) Lighter, light, igniter, ignitor -- (a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?")
  Ignitor - A substance used to ignite or kindle a fire

• machine - no definition found

• Magnet1.) Magnet -- ((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)
  2.) Attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet -- (a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees")
  Magnet - (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

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• Memory device1.) Memory device, storage device -- (a device that preserves information for retrieval)
  Memory device, Storage device1.) Memory device, storage device -- (a device that preserves information for retrieval)
  Storage device - A device that preserves information for retrieval

• Musical instrument1.) Musical instrument, instrument -- (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)
  Musical instrument, Instrument1.) Instrument -- (a device that requires skill for proper use)
  2.) Instrument, tool -- (the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease")
  Instrument - Any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

• Nest egg1.) Savings, nest egg -- (a fund of money put by as a reserve)
  2.) Nest egg -- (device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it)
  Nest egg - A fund of money put by as a reserve

• Noisemaker1.) Noisemaker -- (a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration)
  Noisemaker - A device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration

• Optical device1.) Optical device -- (a device for producing or controlling light)
  Optical device - A device for producing or controlling light

• Override1.) Override -- (a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device)
  2.) Nullification, override -- (the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something)
  Override - A manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

• Paper feed1.) Paper feed -- (a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter; "the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged")
  Paper feed - A device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter; "the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged"

• Peeler1.) Stripper, striptease artist, striptease, stripteaser, exotic dancer, ecdysiast, peeler -- (a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)
  2.) Peeler -- (a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables)
  Peeler - A performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

• Pick1.) Choice, pick, selection -- (the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor")
  2.) Picking, pick -- (the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years")
  Pick, Plectrum1.) Pick, plectrum, plectron -- (a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
  Plectrum, Plectron1.) Pick, plectrum, plectron -- (a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
  Plectron - The person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"

• Power takeoff1.) Power takeoff, PTO -- (a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer))
  Power takeoff, PTO1.) Power takeoff, PTO -- (a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer))
  PTO - A device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)

• Prod1.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  2.) Prod, goad -- (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)
  Prod, Goad1.) Prod, goad -- (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)
  2.) Goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring -- (a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
  Goad - A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"

• Prompter1.) Prompter, theater prompter -- (someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech)
  2.) Prompter, autocue -- (a device that displays words for people to read)
  Prompter, Autocue1.) Prompter, autocue -- (a device that displays words for people to read)
  Autocue - Someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech

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• Reflector1.) Reflector -- (device that reflects radiation)
  2.) Reflecting telescope, reflector -- (optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668")
  Reflector - Device that reflects radiation

• Release1.) Release -- (merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra")
  2.) Liberation, release, freeing -- (the act of liberating someone or something)
  Release, Button1.) Button -- (a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)
  2.) Push button, push, button -- (an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk")
  Button - Merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"

• Remote control1.) Remote control, remote -- (a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV")
  Remote control, Remote1.) Remote control, remote -- (a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV")
  1.) Distant, remote -- (apart in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars")
  Remote - A device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV"

• Reset1.) Reset -- (device for resetting instruments or controls)
  1.) Reset -- (set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock")
  Reset - Device for resetting instruments or controls

• Restraint1.) Restraint -- (the of act controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade")
  2.) Restraint, control -- (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
  Restraint, Constraint1.) Constraint, restraint -- (the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint")
  2.) Restraint, constraint -- (a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted")
  Constraint - The of act controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"

• Router1.) Router -- (a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery)
  2.) Router -- ((computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks)
  Router - A worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery

• Runner1.) Smuggler, runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser -- (someone who imports or exports without paying duties)
  2.) Runner -- (someone who travels on foot by running)
  Runner - Someone who imports or exports without paying duties

• Scratcher1.) Scratcher -- (a workman who uses a tool for scratching)
  2.) Scratcher -- (a person who scratches to relieve an itch)
  Scratcher - A workman who uses a tool for scratching

• Shoehorn1.) Shoehorn -- (a device used for easing the foot into a shoe)
  1.) Shoehorn, tailor -- (make fit for a specific purpose)
  Shoehorn - A device used for easing the foot into a shoe

• Shoetree1.) Shoetree -- (a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn)
  1.) Tree, shoetree -- (stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree)
  Shoetree - A wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn

• Shooting stick1.) Shooting stick -- (device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seat)
  Shooting stick - Device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seat

• Shredder1.) Shredder -- (a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them))
  Shredder - A device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)

• Signaling device1.) Signaling device -- (a device used to send signals)
  Signaling device - A device used to send signals

• Snowshoe1.) Snowshoe -- (a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot)
  1.) Snowshoe -- (travel on snowshoes; "After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store")
  Snowshoe - A device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot

• Sounder1.) Sounder -- (a device for making soundings)
  1.) Sound -- (financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy")
  Sounder - A device for making soundings

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• Stabilizer1.) Stabilizer -- (a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state)
  2.) Stabilizer -- (airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft)
  Stabilizer, Stabiliser1.) Stabilizer, stabiliser -- (a device for making something stable)
  Stabiliser - A chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

• Stemmer1.) Stripper, stemmer, sprigger -- (a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books)
  2.) Stemmer -- (a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers)
  Stemmer - A worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books

• Stencil1.) Stencil -- (device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern)
  1.) Stencil -- (mark or print with a stencil)
  Stencil - Device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern

• Straightener1.) Straightener -- (a device for straightening; "a hair straightener")
  Straightener - A device for straightening; "a hair straightener"

• Strengthener1.) Strengthener, reinforcement -- (a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook")
  Strengthener, Reinforcement1.) Support, reinforcement, reenforcement -- (a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery Support1.) Support -- (the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times")
  2.) Support -- (aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer had the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support")
  Support - The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"")
  2.) Reinforcement, reenforcement -- (information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints")
  Reinforcement - A device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook"

• Stylus1.) Stylus -- (a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player)
  2.) Stylus, style -- (a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus")
  Stylus - A sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

• support - no definition found

• Sweatbox1.) Sweatbox -- (small or narrow cell)
  2.) Sweatbox -- (a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat)
  Sweatbox - Small or narrow cell

• Synchroflash1.) Synchroflash -- (a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter)
  Synchroflash - A device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter

• Take-up1.) Take-up -- (a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion)
  2.) Take-up -- (the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in)
  Take-up - A device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion

• Teaser1.) Teaser -- (a worker who teases wool)
  2.) Tease, teaser, annoyer, vexer -- (someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity))
  Teaser - A worker who teases wool

• Throwing stick1.) Throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower -- (a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear)
  2.) Boomerang, throwing stick, throw stick -- (a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower)
  Throwing stick, Throwing board1.) Throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower -- (a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear)
  Throwing board, Spear thrower1.) Throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower -- (a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear)
  Spear thrower, Dart thrower1.) Throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower -- (a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear)
  Dart thrower - A device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear

• Tilter1.) Tilter -- (someone who engages in a tilt or joust)
  2.) Tilter -- (a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs)
  Tilter - Someone who engages in a tilt or joust

• Tongs1.) Tongs, pair of tongs -- (any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below)
  Tongs, Pair of tongs1.) Tongs, pair of tongs -- (any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below)
  Pair of tongs - Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below

• Trap1.) Trap -- (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)
  2.) Trap -- (drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas)
  Trap - A device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

• Trigger1.) Gun trigger, trigger -- (lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)
  2.) Trigger -- (a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen)
  Trigger - Lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

• Valve1.) Valve -- (a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)
  2.) Valve -- (device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone)
  Valve - A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

• Vaporizer1.) Vaporizer, vaporiser -- (a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation))
  Vaporizer, Vaporiser1.) Vaporizer, vaporiser -- (a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation))
  Vaporiser - A device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation)

• ventilator - no definition found

• Washboard1.) Washboard -- (device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on)
  2.) Washboard, splashboard -- (protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side)
  Washboard - Device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on

• Water cooler1.) Water cooler -- (a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water)
  Water cooler - A device for cooling and dispensing drinking water