Contrivance

Con`triv´ance

n.	1.	The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning. The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by its construction, contrivance and design. Contrivance must have had a contriver. - Paley.
	2.	The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; artifice; arrangement. Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. - Burke.

Noun	1.	contrivance - a device that is very useful for a particular job Synonyms: appliance, contraption, gadget, widget, gismo, gizmo, convenience
	2.	contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
	3.	contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" Synonyms: dodge, stratagem
	4.	contrivance - an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
	5.	contrivance - any improvised arrangement for temporary use Synonyms: lash-up
	6.	contrivance - the act of devising something Synonyms: devisal

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