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Contrivance :: Contrivance (n.) The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; atrifice; arrangement..

Puzzle :: Puzzle (v.) Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making..

Artifice :: Artifice (n.) Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.

Catch :: Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..

Postliminiar :: Postliminiar (a.) Contrived, done, or existing subsequently..

Resonator :: Resonator (n.) Anything which resounds; specifically, a vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, or a hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds..

Devisable :: Devisable (a.) Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived..

Humbug :: Humbug (n.) An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.

Cipher :: Cipher (n.) A private alphabet, system of characters, or other mode of writing, contrived for the safe transmission of secrets; also, a writing in such characters..

Claptrap :: Claptrap (a.) Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining applause; deceptive; unreal..

Trangram :: Trangram (n.) Something intricately contrived; a contrived; a puzzle.

Highmen :: Highmen (n. pl.) Loaded dice so contrived as to turn up high numbers.

Concerted :: Concerted (a.) Mutually contrived or planned; agreed on; as, concerted schemes, signals..

Contrivble :: Contrivble (a.) Capable of being contrived, planned, invented, or devised..

Enginous :: Enginous (a.) Contrived with care; ingenious.

Timbered :: Timbered (a.) Built; formed; contrived.

Hood :: Hood (n.) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind..

Catchpenny :: Catchpenny (a.) Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show..

Epigram :: Epigram (n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character..

Contrived :: Contrived (imp. & p. p.) of Contriv.

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