Associations to the word «Contrive»
Noun
- Prudence
- Amusement
- Genius
- Ruin
- Curate
- Plot
- Invention
- Solitude
- Difficulty
- Misery
- How
- Compass
- Franc
- Appetite
- Keep
- Marguerite
- Benefactor
- Despatch
- Patience
- Manner
- Nay
- Maid
- Dearest
- Throw
- Treason
- Alicia
- Wisdom
- Mistress
- Indulgence
- Impress
- Remedy
- Countenance
- Convenience
- Toil
- Execution
- Injunction
- Make
- Mankind
- Spite
- Courtier
- Dignity
- Sort
- Fortune
- Acquaintance
- Thinking
- Vengeance
- Undertaking
- Juliet
- Get
- Alteration
- Dungeon
- Happiness
- Wish
Adjective
Wiktionary
CONTRIVE, verb. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
CONTRIVE, verb. To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
CONTRIVE, verb. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
Dictionary definition
CONTRIVE, verb. Make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack".
CONTRIVE, verb. Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light".
CONTRIVE, verb. Put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.