CONTRAPTION Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word contraption. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CONTRAPTION
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| contrivance | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. • any improvised arrangement for temporary use • the act of devising something | ||||||
| gadget | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||
| device | nounn | |||||
noun • an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose • something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect • any clever maneuver • any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) • an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) | ||||||
| apparatus | nounn | |||||
noun • equipment designed to serve a specific function • (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function | ||||||
| invention | nounn | |||||
noun • the creation of something in the mind • a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation • the act of inventing | ||||||
| machine | nounn | |||||
noun • any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks • an efficient person • an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently • a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point • a group that controls the activities of a political party • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine verb • turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery • make by machinery | ||||||
| appliance | nounn | |||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • durable goods for home or office use | ||||||
| construction | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of constructing something • a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit • the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought • a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts • drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem • an interpretation of a text or action • the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones | ||||||
| convenience | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being suitable or opportune • the quality of being useful and convenient • a toilet that is available to the public • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||
| fandango | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets | ||||||
| gismo | nounn | |||||
noun • something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||
| gizmo | nounn | |||||
noun • something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||
| mechanism | nounn | |||||
noun • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction • the technical aspects of doing something • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | ||||||
| widget | nounn | |||||
noun • something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||