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Synonymer till contrivance

substantiv

  1. (a device or control that is very useful for a particular job) appliance; contraption; convenience; gadget; gizmo; gismo; widget; contrivance
  2. (the faculty of contriving; inventive skill) contrivance
  3. (an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade) stratagem; dodge; contrivance
  4. (an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.) contrivance
  5. (any improvised arrangement for temporary use) lash-up; contrivance
  6. (the act of devising something) devisal; contrivance