contrivance
English Thesaurus
1. the act of devising something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | invention, |
| definition | : | the act of inventing (noun.act) |
2. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gadgetry, |
| definition | : | appliances collectively (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gimbal, |
| definition | : | an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | injector, |
| definition | : | a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mod con, |
| definition | : | modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house (noun.artifact) |
3. any improvised arrangement for temporary use (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | arrangement, |
| definition | : | an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | patch, temporary hookup, |
| definition | : | a connection intended to be used for a limited time (noun.artifact) |
4. the faculty of contriving; inventive skill (noun.cognition)
5. an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. (noun.cognition)
6. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | scheme, strategy, |
| definition | : | an elaborate and systematic plan of action (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | plant, |
| definition | : | something planted secretly for discovery by another (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | pump-and-dump scheme, |
| definition | : | an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | wangle, wangling, |
| definition | : | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery (noun.cognition) |
7. the act of devising something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent, |
| definition | : | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation) |
8. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | gadgeteer, |
| definition | : | a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | convenient, |
| definition | : | suited to your comfort or purpose or needs (adj.all) |
9. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, |
| definition | : | marked by skill in deception (adj.all) |
10. the act of devising something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent, |
| definition | : | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort (verb.creation) |
11. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | gadgeteer, |
| definition | : | a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | convenient, |
| definition | : | suited to your comfort or purpose or needs (adj.all) |
12. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily, |
| definition | : | marked by skill in deception (adj.all) |
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