Synonyms of the word

contrivance

• n. a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
• n. a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
• n. something overly artful or artificial.

appliance

• n. The act of applying; application.
• n. An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end (often…
• n. Specifically: A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in…
• n. An attachment, some equipment (or - piece) to adapt another tool or machine to such specific purpose.
• n. (obsolete) A compliance.

arrangement

• n. The act of arranging.
• n. The manner of being arranged.
• n. A collection of things that have been arranged.
• n. A particular way in which items are organized.
• n. (in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
• n. An agreement.
• n. (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

conception

• n. The act of conceiving.
• n. The state of being conceived; the beginning.
• n. The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
• n. The start of pregnancy.
• n. The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
• n. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation…
• n. An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.

contraption

• n. A machine that is complicated and precarious.
• n. (figuratively, derogatory or ironic) Any object.

convenience

• n. The quality of being convenient.
• n. Those things which make life more convenient.
• n. A convenient time.
• n. (chiefly Britain) Clipping of public convenience: a public lavatory.

design

• n. A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
• n. A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
• n. The composition of a work of art.
• n. Intention or plot.
• n. The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
• n. The art of designing.
• v. (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To plan (to do something).
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.

device

• n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• n. (computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
• n. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
• n. (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb.
• n. (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience;…
• n. (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs…
• n. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
• n. (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
• n. (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
• n. (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
• n. (obsolete) Opinion; decision.

devisal

• n. An act of devising.

dodge

• v. To avoid by moving suddenly out of the way.
• v. (figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
• v. (archaic) To go hither and thither.
• v. (photography) To decrease the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them darker (compare…
• v. (transitive) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
• n. An act of dodging.
• n. A trick, evasion or wile.

excogitation

• n. Careful thought or consideration.

gadget

• n. (obsolete) A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.
• n. Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled. Often either clever or complicated.
• n. (slang) Any consumer electronics product.
• n. (computing) A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert…

gismo

• n. Alternative spelling of gizmo.

gizmo

• n. A nonsensical placeholder name for something, generally a device, that one does not know the proper term…

innovation

• n. The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
• n. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs;.
• n. Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
• n. A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

invention

• n. Something invented.
• n. The act of inventing.
• n. The capacity to invent.
• n. (music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
• n. (archaic) The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

lash-up

• n. A crude improvisation or bodged effort.

organisation

• n. British spelling standard spelling of organization.

organization

• n. (uncountable) The quality of being organized.
• n. (uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
• n. (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
• n. (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.
• n. (baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams.

scheme

• n. A systematic plan of future action.
• n. A plot or secret, devious plan.
• n. An orderly combination of related parts.
• n. A chart or diagram of a system or object.
• n. (mathematics) A type of topological space.
• n. (Britain, chiefly Scotland) A council housing estate.
• n. (rhetoric) An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.
• n. (astrology) A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
• v. (intransitive) To plot, or contrive a plan.

stratagem

• n. A tactic or artifice designed to gain the upper hand, especially one involving underhanded dealings or…

strategy

• n. The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare.
• n. A plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal.
• n. The art of using similar techniques in politics or business.

system

• n. A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
• n. A method or way of organizing or planning.
• n. (derogatory, with "the") The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or…

widget

• n. A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.
• n. (computing) Portable code that can be easily installed and executed by an end user.
• n. A floating device inside a beer can, meant to create foam when opened.
• n. A small scraping tool consisting of a blade and a handle, commonly used to remove paint from glass and…
• n. (computing, graphical user interface) Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical…