CONTRIVANCE

Definition

1. noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job. — synonyms: appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
2. noun the faculty of contriving.
3. noun an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade. — synonyms: stratagem, dodge
4. noun an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc..
5. noun any improvised arrangement for temporary use. — synonyms: lash-up
6. noun the act of devising something. — synonyms: devisal