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# contrivance

noun (contrivances)

«contrivance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A clever device or plan, often made with ingenious thinking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contrivance/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a clever machine or trick made by a wise maker: the workman's contrivances were the wonder of the land.

### Examples

- The inventor showed us his clever contrivance for lifting water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contrivance/#x1)
- The trap was a simple contrivance of string and sticks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contrivance/#x2)
- Her contrivance got the cat out of the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contrivance/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «contrivance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contrivance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«contrivance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/contrivance.html) on Mova free.