Contrivance (Noun)
Meaning 1
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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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
The act of devising something.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
The faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
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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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
Any improvised arrangement for temporary use.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.