devices (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *devices*:
NOUN	cognition	devices	an inclination or desire / desire

English > *devices*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	An inclination or desire / desire; used in the plural in the phrase 'left to your own devices'.
Examples	"eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force" "the children were left to their own devices"
Broader	inclination, disposition, tendency	An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Spanish	medios

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