devices

Everyday

1. Devices are machines or tools made for a special job, especially electronic ones like phones, tablets and laptops. tree →
2. A device can also be a bomb (explosive device). tree →
3. A device can be a clever trick or method, like a memory device. tree →
4. «Leave someone to their own devices» means let them do what they want without help. tree →
5. A device can also be a decorative design or emblem, such as the badges and symbols on a shield. tree →

In the lessons

In online safety lessons «devices» means phones, tablets and computers, with rules for screen time and safe use. In literacy, literary devices are tricks writers use, like similes. Phrases: «electronic devices», «screen devices», «switch off your devices».

Examples

• Please switch off all devices during the test. tree →
• We use devices in the computer lesson. tree →
• Charge your devices before the trip. tree →
• A thermometer is a device for measuring temperature. tree →
• Similes and metaphors are literary devices. tree →
• The kids were left to their own devices for an hour. tree →
• Keep devices out of the bedroom at night. tree →
• He stepped into the great lofty hall, whose walls and ceilings shone with gilding and bright colors and heraldic devices. tree →

Note

Plural of device. Trap: device (noun, «-vice» with s sound) vs devise (verb, «-vise» with z sound, meaning to plan or invent). Countable: one device, two devices.

In Jewish tradition

In online safety lessons «devices» means phones, tablets and computers, with rules for screen time and safe use. In literacy, literary devices are tricks writers use, like similes. Phrases: «electronic devices», «screen devices», «switch off your devices».

Examples

• Cannot my taste discern crafty devices? (Writings JOB.6.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of devices. (Writings PRO.8.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me. (Writings LAM.3.60, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Plural of device. Trap: device (noun, «-vice» with s sound) vs devise (verb, «-vise» with z sound, meaning to plan or invent). Countable: one device, two devices.