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CONTRIVANCES

(contrivance, invención, innretning, oppfinnelse, påfunn)

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6 senses for contrivance as a Noun:

Synonyms:
- Appliance
- Contraption
- Contrivance
- Convenience
- Gadget
- Gizmo
- Gismo
- Widget
Definitions:
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Synonyms:
- Contrivance
Definitions:
- the faculty of contriving
- inventive skill
Examples:
- His skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
Synonyms:
- Contrivance
- Stratagem
- Dodge
Definitions:
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Examples:
- His testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track
Synonyms:
- Contrivance
Definitions:
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
Examples:
- The plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable
Synonyms:
- Lash-up
- Contrivance
Definitions:
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
Synonyms:
- Devisal
- Contrivance
Definitions:
- the act of devising something

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