device — devise:
(the end sound in ‘device’ is with an ‘s’ sound — for the right pronunciation, please click here, and the end sound in ‘devise’ is with a ‘z’ sound — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
devices in a kitchen
“Device” (with a ‘c’) is a noun and means ‘an instrument, or a plan, that is cleverly thought out’,
e.g.
This small box-like device is for sharpening knives.
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devising a plan
“Devise” (with an ‘s’) as a verb, it means ‘to invent or plan something cleverly; a legal term referring to a clause in a will’, and as a noun with plural ‘devises‘, it means ‘the act of giving, leaving or transmitting immovable property in a will and such a will or a clause in such a will‘,
devising some property
e.g.
He devised an instrument to remove stains from carpets.
