noun
1.
Synonyms: trick 1, artifice, feint, gambit, gimmick, maneuver, play, ploy, stratagem, wile
2.
something (as a mechanical device) that performs a function or effects a desired end
invented many handy household devices
Synonyms: contraption, contrivance; compare gadget 1
Related Word: appliance, implement, instrument, tool, utensil; apparatus, machine, mechanism; expedient, makeshift, resort, resource, shift; creation, invention; dingus, doohickey, hickey, thingumbob
3.
Synonyms: figure 3, design, motif, motive, pattern
Related Word: attribute, emblem, symbol, type; insignia, motto