Dictionary Check: contrivance
"contrivance" is a valid word!
Scrabble
18
points
Words with Friends
23
points
Definition
noun
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
noun
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
Example:
"his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
noun
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Example:
"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
noun
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
Example:
"the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
noun
any improvised arrangement for temporary use
noun
the act of devising something
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