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devices

noun

an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase ‘left to your own devices’

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Word length
7
Starts with
D
Ends with
S
Contains
EV
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase ‘left to your own devices’

    “eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force”

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Example Sentences

eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force
the children were left to their own devices
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