Main entry: devisal, contrivance
Definition: the act of devising something
Main entry: appliance, widget, gismo, gizmo, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget
Definition: a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
Main entry: lash-up, contrivance
Definition: any improvised arrangement for temporary use
Main entry: contrivance
Definition: the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
Usage: his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem
Main entry: contrivance
Definition: an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
Usage: the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable
Main entry: stratagem, contrivance, dodge
Definition: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
Usage: his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track