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Device & Devise

By Richard Nordquist, About.com

The noun device means "a gadget." The verb to devise means "to plan."

Examples:

The computer can be a clever device for avoiding thought. We need to devise a new way of thinking.

Practice:

(a) We must _____ a way to rescue Lassie from the well.
(b) Maybe a _____ involving pulleys and kittens will work.

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