Definitions For Contrivance
noun
- The act of devising something
- A device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- Any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- The faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- An artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- Something that causes things to happen in a story in a way that does not seem natural or believable
- The use of contrivances in a story
- A machine or piece of equipment made with skill and cleverness
Is Contrivances a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
24
The word Contrivance is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Contrivance in a Sentence
- The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending.
- He told the story honestly and without contrivance.
- A contrivance to get out of doing the work
Synonyms for Contrivance
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