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Contrivance

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Noun

appliance contraption contrivance convenience gadget gizmo gismo widget

Definition: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

contrivance

Definition: the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"

contrivance stratagem dodge

Definition: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

contrivance

Definition: an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"

lash-up contrivance

Definition: any improvised arrangement for temporary use

devisal contrivance

Definition: the act of devising something

Definition: a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task

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