What is "contrivance" in English? Definition and Explanations
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What does contrivance mean in English? Meaning of contrivance definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "contrivance" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "contrivance": a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Noun
Meaning of "contrivance": the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
Noun
Meaning of "contrivance": an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Noun
Meaning of "contrivance": an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
Noun
Meaning of "contrivance": any improvised arrangement for temporary use
Noun
Meaning of "contrivance": the act of devising something
Noun
Synonyms:
gimmick, ruse, artifice, dodge, stratagem, twist, angle, plot, machination, expedient, slant, project, trick, switch, invention, design, measure, formation, inventiveness, scheme, intrigue, brainchild, coinage, contraption, brainchild, creation, tackle, harness, apparatus, instrument, mechanism, machine, equipment, discovery, engine, widget, gear, utensil, tool, material, device, gimcrack, appliance, convenience, invention, thingamajig, implement, whatsis, thingamabob, coinage,
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