 contrivance |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a device that very useful for a particular job | |
| Synonyms: | gadget contraption gizmo convenience widget gismo appliance | |
| Related terms: | device gadgetry injector mod_con gimbals | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the faculty of contriving; inventive skill | |
| Examples: | "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem" |
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| Related terms: | invention | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. | |
| Examples: | "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable" |
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| Related terms: | arrangement | |
| 4. | [ noun ] any improvised arrangement for temporary use | |
| Synonyms: | lash-up | |
| Related terms: | arrangement temporary_hookup | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | |
| Synonyms: | dodge stratagem | |
| Examples: | "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" |
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| Related terms: | scheme plant pump-and-dump_scheme wangle | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the act of devising something | |
| Synonyms: | devisal | |
| Related terms: | invention invent | |
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contrive contradance contriver contrived contrarian contracted country-dance contract contrite contractile contracture contribution contraceptive contraception contractor contravene Countryman contortion contrition contritely contribute contractable contrariwise contributive contract_in contracting contraction contractual contredanse contrail contributing contrary contriteness contrast contract_out contract_law countrified contralateral contravention contralto contraption Contreras contrariety contractility contract_offer contrastive contrasty contraindicate contractually |
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