Associations to the word «Contrivance»

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

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.