Contrivance Definition
contrivance
noun
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- the act of devising something
"Contrivance" in song lyrics
See how contrivance is used in real songs:
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"king's contrivance"
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Words that rhyme with contrivance
Usage tips for "contrivance"
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