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— English words —

• contrivance n. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
• contrivance n. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
• contrivance n. Something overly artful or artificial.

— English words, defined in French —

• contrivance n. Dispositif, appareil (mécanique).
• contrivance n. Moyen, tel qu’un plan ou une stratégie élaborée, pour réaliser un certain objectif.
• contrivance n. Objet artificiel.

17 English words from 3 English definitions

accomplish artful artificial certain device elaborate means mechanical objective overly perform plan Something strategy such such␣as task

6 English words from 3 foreign definitions

certain Dispositif Objet plan pour tel

9 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

appareil artificiel élaborée mécanique Moyen objectif réaliser stratégie une

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

contrivances

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

noncontrivance

33 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ANC -ance con Con CON -con con- cont cont. contr contr. Iva IVA ivan Ivan NTR ntr. Ont ONT on't Ont. riva Riva tri Tri TRI tri- van Van VAN Van. vanc Vance

18 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

avi Avi AVI avi- CNA Irt IRT nav NAV Naʼvi -navir NOC RTN TNO VIR -vir Vir. -vir-

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

contrivances

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

concertina Coventrian

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

contrivancy

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