English to English
noun
- an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
The device is small enough to wear on your wrist.
A device intended to conserve water.
source: WordNet 3.0
- something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
source: WordNet 3.0
- any clever maneuver
He would stoop to any device to win a point.
It was a great sales gimmick.
A cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen.
source: WordNet 3.0
- any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
source: WordNet 3.0
- an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
He was recognized by the device on his shield.
source: WordNet 3.0
- That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [diváis] Hakà; kathâ
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
