S: (n) device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose) "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) afterburner (a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust)
S: (n) agglomerator (a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls) "a sonic agglomerator"
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) depressor (a device used by physician to press a part down or aside)
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) diestock (a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders)
S: (n) drive ((computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium)
S: (n) horn (a device having the shape of a horn) "horns at the ends of a new moon"; "the horn of an anvil"; "the cleat had two horns"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) imprint (a device produced by pressure on a surface)
S: (n) indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)
S: (n) instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
S: (n) interlock, ignition interlock (a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting) "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock"
S: (n) interrupter (a device for automatically interrupting an electric current)
S: (n) jig (a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it)
S: (n) key (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)
S: (n) keyboard (device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) override (a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device)
S: (n) paper feed (a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter) "the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged"
S: (n) peeler (a device for peeling vegetables or fruits) "she invented a potato peeler"
S: (n) pick, plectrum, plectron (a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
S: (n) 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))
S: (n) prod, goad (a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion)
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) stylus (a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player)
S: (n) suction cup (a cup-shaped device (made of rubber, glass, or plastic) that produces a partial vacuum; used to adhere or draw something to a surface)
S: (n) support (any device that bears the weight of another thing) "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
S: (n) sweatbox (a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat)
S: (n) synchroflash (a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter)
S: (n) take-up (any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)) "a take-up that winds photographic film on a spool"
S: (n) teaser (a device for teasing wool) "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers"
S: (n) tilter (a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs)
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) toy (a device regarded as providing amusement) "private airplanes are a rich man's toy"
S: (n) trap (a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)
S: (n) trigger (a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen)
S: (n) valve (device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone)
S: (n) vaporizer, vaporiser (a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor (especially for medicinal inhalation))
S: (n) ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)
S: (n) washboard (device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on)
S: (n) slide chart (a hand-held device, usually of paper, cardboard, or plastic, for conducting simple calculations or looking up information)
S: (n) 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"