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There are 21 words beginning with CONTRIV

contrive  ——  contrivedcontrivercontrives  ——  contriverscontrivestcontrivethcontriving  ——  contrivablecontrivancecontrivancycontrivedlycontrivedstcontrivings  ——  contrivancescontrivementcontrivition  ——  contrivanciescontrivednesscontrivementscontrivitions

28 definitions found

  • contrive — v. To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise. — v. To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. — v. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
  • contrived — v. Simple past tense and past participle of contrive. — adj. Created in a deliberate, rather than natural or spontaneous, way. — adj. Unnatural, forced; artificial, or unrealistic.
  • contriver — n. A person who contrives.
  • contrives — v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contrive.
  • contrivers — n. Plural of contriver.
  • contrivest — v. (Archaic) second-person singular simple present form of contrive.
  • contriveth — v. (Archaic) third-person singular simple present form of contrive.
  • contriving — v. Present participle of contrive. — n. The act of one who contrives.
  • contrivable — adj. Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
  • contrivance — n. A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task. — n. A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish… — n. Something overly artful or artificial.
  • contrivancy — n. Alternative form of contrivance.
  • contrivedly — adv. In a contrived manner.
  • contrivedst — v. (Archaic) second-person singular simple past form of contrive.
  • contrivings — n. Plural of contriving.
  • contrivances — n. Plural of contrivance.
  • contrivement — n. (Obsolete) contrivance; invention; arrangement or plan.
  • contrivition — n. (Obsolete) contrivance.
  • contrivancies — n. Plural of contrivancy.
  • contrivedness — n. The state or quality of being contrived.
  • contrivements — n. Plural of contrivement.
  • contrivitions — n. Plural of contrivition.
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