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contrivance

/kən'traɪvəns/

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noun
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
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lash-up

type of:
arrangement
noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
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"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

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dodge stratagem

type of:
strategy scheme
noun
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
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appliance contraption convenience gadget gismo gizmo widget

type of:
device
noun
the act of devising something
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devisal

type of:
invention
noun
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
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"the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"

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organisation arrangement system organization
noun
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
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"his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"

type of:
invention innovation excogitation design conception

Examples of contrivance

"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
"the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
"his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"