contrivance
Noun
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is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purposesubtypes:
- gadgetry - appliances collectively
- gimbal - an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips
- injector - a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
- mod con - modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house
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is a type of: conception, design, excogitation, innovation, invention - the creation of something in the mind
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subtypes:
- plant - something planted secretly for discovery by another
- pump-and-dump scheme - an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises
- wangle, wangling - an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
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is a type of: arrangement, organisation, organization, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying
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is a type of: arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arrangingsubtypes: patch, temporary hookup - a connection intended to be used for a limited timesame as: lash-up
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is a type of: invention - the act of inventingsame as: devisal
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