Letters that make contrivance
a, o, e, n, c, r, t, i, v are letters that make 'contrivance'
Words within contrivance
van, AN, NT, VA, iva, RI, on, iv, CE, con, IV, CO, NC, Ce, Co are words within 'contrivance'
a, o, e, n, c, r, t, i, v are letters that make 'contrivance'
van, AN, NT, VA, iva, RI, on, iv, CE, con, IV, CO, NC, Ce, Co are words within 'contrivance'
6 possible definitions for 'contrivance'
Under this definition, contrivance is a noun and has the following properties:
appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget have the same meaning as 'contrivance'
'contrivance' can be a type of device.
convenient, gadgeteer are derivatives of 'contrivance'.
Under this definition, contrivance is a noun and has the following properties:
lash-up has the same meaning as contrivance
'contrivance' can be a type of arrangement.
temporary hookup, patch are types of 'contrivance'.
Under this definition, contrivance is a noun and has the following properties:
pump-and-dump scheme, plant, wangle, wangling are types of 'contrivance'.
crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily are derivatives of 'contrivance'.
"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
Under this definition, contrivance is a noun and has the following properties:
'contrivance' can be a type of innovation, conception, invention, design, excogitation.
"his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
Under this definition, contrivance is a noun and has the following properties:
'contrivance' can be a type of organization, arrangement, system, organisation.
"the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
Under this definition, contrivance is a noun and has the following properties:
devisal has the same meaning as contrivance
'contrivance' can be a type of invention.
contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent are derivatives of 'contrivance'.