devices

«devices» in Mova's judaism dictionary: machines or tools made for a special job, especially… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (plural of device: a device, devices)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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

• 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 →
• 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 the corpora

• Through the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued, they are taken in the devices that they have imagined.
• Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
• I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of devices.
• A good man shall obtain favour of the LORD; but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.
• He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «devices» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.