noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ clever , ingenious
▪ labour-saving/labor-saving , useful
▪ complex , sophisticated
▪ simple
▪ hi-tech
▪ hand-held , mobile , portable
▪ automatic , digital , electrical , electronic , mechanical
▪ USB , wireless
▪ bugging , communication , contraceptive , display , measuring , medical , monitoring , optical , recording , safety , storage , timing , warning
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Police found several bugging ~s in the room.
▪ explosive , incendiary
▪
improvised explosive ~s
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An incendiary ~ exploded in the store, setting fire to furniture.
▪ nuclear
VERB + DEVICE
▪ be fitted with , have
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All new cars are now fitted with these safety ~s.
▪ connect , install
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Now connect the ~ to your computer.
▪ build , design , develop , make
▪ use
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He measured the room using an ingenious new electronic ~.
▪ test
DEVICE + VERB
▪ comprise sth ( esp. AmE ), consist of sth
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The ~ consists of a large wheel mounted on a metal post.
▪ be designed to
▪
a tiny ~ designed to trace telephone calls
▪ use
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The ~ uses a transmitter that connects to your computer.
▪ work
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The ~ worked exactly as I'd hoped.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
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a useful ~ for checking electrical circuits