device vs figure

figure vs device

device and figure both are nouns.

device is not a verb while figure is a verb.

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

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

device: any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
figure: a decorative or artistic work

Other hypernyms of device include design, pattern.

device (noun)	figure (noun)
any clever maneuver	a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)	a decorative or artistic work
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)	the impression produced by a person
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	a well-known or notable person
	an amount of money expressed numerically
	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
	a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

device (verb)	figure (verb)
	make a mathematical calculation or computation
	judge to be probable
	understand
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
	be or play a part of or in

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