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contrivance::noun | Spocien Dictionary

contrivance
noun
/kən'traɪvəns/
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
Type Words
Synonyms lash-up
Type of arrangement
Has types temporary hookup, patch

contrivance::noun | Spocien Dictionary

contrivance
noun
/kən'traɪvəns/
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Type Words
Synonyms dodge, stratagem
Type of strategy, scheme
Has types wangling, plant, pump-and-dump scheme, wangle


his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track.

contrivance::noun | Spocien Dictionary

contrivance
noun
/kən'traɪvəns/
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Type Words
Synonyms appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget
Type of device
Has types injector, gadgetry, gimbal, mod con

contrivance::noun | Spocien Dictionary

contrivance
noun
/kən'traɪvəns/
the act of devising something
Type Words
Synonyms devisal
Type of invention
Derivation contrive

contrivance::noun | Spocien Dictionary

contrivance
noun
/kən'traɪvəns/
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
Type Words
Type of organisation, arrangement, system, organization


the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable.

contrivance::noun | Spocien Dictionary

contrivance
noun
/kən'traɪvəns/
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
Type Words
Type of invention, innovation, excogitation, design, conception


his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.