Associations to the word «Contrivance»
Noun
- Rig
- Simple
- Inventor
- Means
- Disgust
- Canoe
- Trick
- Necessity
- Thread
- Mast
- Machine
- Multitude
- Sort
- Accommodation
- Nay
- Insect
- Bait
- Fraud
- Boiler
- Sinner
- Tis
- Trap
- Wire
- Comfort
- Dart
- Conspiracy
- Coincidence
- Evil
- Pipe
- Bow
- Device
- Wilt
- Providence
- Wheel
- Wit
- Roller
- Ornament
- Arrangement
- Deception
- Haul
- Precaution
- Labour
- Purpose
- Countryman
- Kings
- Disposition
- Resemblance
- Humour
- Keeping
- Curiosity
- Fly
- Endeavor
- Attribute
- Mischief
- Furniture
- Complexity
- Pleasure
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONTRIVANCE, noun. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task
CONTRIVANCE, noun. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective
CONTRIVANCE, noun. Something overly artful or artificial
Dictionary definition
CONTRIVANCE, noun. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
CONTRIVANCE, noun. The faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem".
CONTRIVANCE, noun. An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track".
CONTRIVANCE, noun. An artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable".
CONTRIVANCE, noun. Any improvised arrangement for temporary use.
CONTRIVANCE, noun. The act of devising something.
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