CONTRIVANCE
Scrabble letter values: C3O1N1T1R1I1V4A1N1C3E1 = 18
Definition
- noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job. — synonyms: appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
- noun the faculty of contriving.
- noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade. — synonyms: stratagem, dodge
- noun an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc..
- noun any improvised arrangement for temporary use. — synonyms: lash-up
- noun the act of devising something. — synonyms: devisal
Examples
- “inventive skill”
- “his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem”
- “his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track”