[noun] the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
[noun] an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" Synonyms:stratagem, dodge
[noun] an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
[noun] any improvised arrangement for temporary use Synonyms:lash-up
[noun] the act of devising something Synonyms:devisal
