Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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contrivance | Yes | No | No | No |
dodge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contrivance (noun) | dodge (noun) |
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the act of devising something | a quick evasive movement |
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade |
any improvised arrangement for temporary use | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade | |
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill | |
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. |
contrivance (verb) | dodge (verb) |
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avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | |
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid | |
move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course |