decoy vs device

device vs decoy

decoy and device both are nouns.

decoy is a verb but device is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decoy	Yes	No	Yes	No
device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, device is a hypernym of decoy; that is, device is a word with a broader meaning than decoy:

decoy: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

decoy (noun)	device (noun)
something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed	any clever maneuver
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
	an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
	any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
	something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

decoy (verb)	device (verb)
lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

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