mechanical contrivance (noun)

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• contrivance — noun 1) a mechanical contrivance Syn: device, gadget, machine, appliance, contraption, apparatus, mechanism, implement, tool, invention; informal gizmo, widget, doohickey 2) her matchmaking contrivances Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• contrivance — noun a) a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task And along with each of these go their images, not the things themselves, they too have come about by godlike contrivance. b) a means, such as an elaborate plan o …   Wiktionary

• contrivance — noun Date: circa 1628 1. a. a thing contrived; especially a mechanical device b. an artificial arrangement or development 2. the act or faculty of contriving ; the state of being contrived …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mechanical — /məˈkænɪkəl / (say muh kanikuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to machinery. 2. of the nature of a device or contrivance for controlling or utilising material forces, or of a mechanism or machine. 3. acting or operated by means of such a… …  

• contrivance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. device, invention, construction, machine, apparatus, contraption (inf.); plan, scheme, trick, stratagem. See instrumentality, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A plan, especially an ingenious plan] Syn …   English dictionary for students

• contrivance — /kənˈtraɪvəns / (say kuhn truyvuhns) noun 1. something contrived; a device, especially a mechanical one. 2. the act or manner of contriving; the faculty or power of contriving. 3. a plan or scheme; an expedient …  

• waterwork — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English waterwerk, from water + werk, wurk, work work more at work 1. : something (as a tank, dock, canal lock, levee, or seawall) built in, for, or as a protection against water 2. : a mechanism …   Useful english dictionary

• safety catch — noun guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired • Syn: ↑safety lock • Hypernyms: ↑guard, ↑safety, ↑safety device • Part Holonyms: ↑gun * * * safety catch …   Useful english dictionary

• training aid — noun : a device (as a motion picture film or a set of slides, charts, recordings, or models) to increase the effectiveness of training * * * a mechanical contrivance used to supplement other forms and methods of training: Motion pictures and… …   Useful english dictionary

• device — I (contrivance) noun artifice, circumvention, craft, design, gimmick, machina, machination, maneuver, means to an end, method, plan, program of action, project, resort, ruse, scheme, setup, stratagem, subtle maneuver, system, trick, wile, working …   Law dictionary

• work — /wɜk / (say werk) noun 1. exertion directed to produce or accomplish something; labour; toil. 2. that on which exertion or labour is expended; something to be made or done; a task or undertaking. 3. productive or operative activity. 4. manner or… …