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(noun) the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem" |
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Related Words: conception, design, excogitation, innovation, invention |
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(noun) an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable" |
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Related Words: arrangement, organisation, organization, system |
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(noun) an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" |
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Synonyms: dodge, stratagem |
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Related Words: plant, scheme, strategy, wangle, wangling |
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(noun) the act of devising something |
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Synonyms: devisal |
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Related Words: invention |
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(noun) any improvised arrangement for temporary use |
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Synonyms: lash-up |
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Related Words: arrangement, patch, temporary hookup |
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(noun) a device that very useful for a particular job |
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Synonyms: appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, widget |
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Related Words: device, gadgetry, gimbals |
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