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contrivance [n]
 
1)a device that is very useful for a particular job
    Synonyms :appliance contraption convenience gadget gismo gizmo widget 
    See Also: device  gadgetry  gimbals  injector  mod_con 
 
2)the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: conception 
 
3)an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
    Synonyms :dodge stratagem 
    See Also: scheme  plant  pump-and-dump_scheme  wangle 
 
4)an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: arrangement 
 
5)any improvised arrangement for temporary use
    Synonyms :lash-up 
    See Also: arrangement  patch 
 
6)the act of devising something
    Synonyms :devisal 
    See Also: invention  contrive 
 



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