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"eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force" "the children were left to their own devices"nounan inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'type of:
Definition that contains devices
- board electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
- hero Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- jam deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
- crystal a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
- instrument any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
- electronic of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
- mechanical using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
- devices an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'
- panel electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
- compatible capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification