contrivance
11contrivance — noun a) a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task And along with each of these go their images, not the things themselves, they too have come about by godlike contrivance. b) a means, such as an elaborate plan o …
12contrivance — con|triv|ance [kənˈtraıvəns] n formal 1.) something that is artificial or does not seem natural, but that helps something else to happen usually used to show disapproval ▪ A ridiculous series of plot contrivances moves the film along. 2.) [U and… …
13contrivance — noun 1) a mechanical contrivance Syn: device, gadget, machine, appliance, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, implement, tool, invention; informal gizmo, widget, doohickey 2) her matchmaking contrivances Syn …
14contrivance — noun Date: circa 1628 1. a. a thing contrived; especially a mechanical device b. an artificial arrangement or development 2. the act or faculty of contriving ; the state of being contrived …
15contrivance — /keuhn truy veuhns/, n. 1. something contrived; a device, esp. a mechanical one. 2. the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving. 3. a plan or scheme; expedient. [1620 30; CONTRIVE + ANCE] * * * …
16contrivance — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, action, ad hoc measure, agent, anagnorisis, ancilla, angle, answer, apparatus, appliance, approach, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrangement, art, artful dodge, artifice, atmosphere, attack …
17contrivance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. device, invention, construction, machine, apparatus, contraption (inf.); plan, scheme, trick, stratagem. See instrumentality, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A plan, especially an ingenious plan] Syn …
18contrivance — con|tri|vance [ kən traıvns ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a plan to trick someone in order to get something for yourself, or the use of such a plan a ) a clever or complicated method of achieving a particular effect, especially in a story, that… …
19contrivance — con·triv·ance || kÉ™n traɪvns n. plan, plot, scheme; device, invention, contraption …
20contrivance — noun 1》 the action of contriving something. 2》 an ingenious device or scheme …
