List of devices

Cis forClothes iron

An iron is a device that gets very hot on the flat side underneath it. You rub the flat side on your clothes to remove the wrinkles and make sharp creases.

Devices

Photo by Pete Birkinshaw

Cis forCog

Cogs are the small "teeth" around the edges of gears. Cogs allow the gears to grip onto each other as they turn around.

Devices, Parts

Photo by Paul Downey

A compass is a small device with a needle in the middle that always points north. They work because the needle is a small magnet and the Earth is a big magnet, and the needle always tries to line up with the magnetic field of the Earth.

Devices

Photo by Karin Dalziel

Cis forComputer

A computer is a device that lets you do many, many things. It is very likely you are reading this on a computer. Computers are used for drawing, writing, playing games, making music and many many other things too.

Devices, Office

Photo by Niek Beck

Cis forContact lens

Contact lenses are small pieces of soft plastic gel that can be worn directly on your eyes instead of glasses.

Devices

Photo by Joe Hall

Cis forCorkscrew

A corkscrew is a device used for getting corks out of wine bottles. It has a helix-shaped sharp spike that you twist into the cork, and then pull out the cork with the help of the handles.

Devices

Photo by Erik Söderström

Cis forCrane (machine)

A crane is a machine that is used for lifting things. Cranes can be very small and used for moving things around in a backyard, or they can be very big and used for lifting things to the top of very tall buildings.

Devices

Photo by Valerie Everett

Cis forCrystal Ball

A crystal ball is thought to aid people in telling the future. Gazing in to a crystal ball is supposed to reveal images that may be used to help tell someone's fortune.

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Photo by Sarah Joy

Dis forDial

A dial is a round device that is marked with letters or numbers. They are most commonly seen on older phones. Used as a verb, dial means the process of calling someone on a phone, for example "I am dialling your number".

Devices, Verbs