Associations to the word «Contraption»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CONTRAPTION, noun. A machine that is complicated and precarious.
CONTRAPTION, noun. (figuratively) (derogatory or ironic) Any object.
Dictionary definition
CONTRAPTION, noun. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.