contrivance vs plant

plant vs contrivance

contrivance and plant both are nouns.

contrivance is not a verb while plant is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contrivance	Yes	No	No	No
plant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plant is a hyponym of contrivance; that is, plant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contrivance:

contrivance: an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
plant: something planted secretly for discovery by another

Other hyponyms of contrivance include pump-and-dump scheme, wangle, wangling.

contrivance (noun)	plant (noun)
the act of devising something	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job	buildings for carrying on industrial labor
any improvised arrangement for temporary use	something planted secretly for discovery by another
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade	an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

contrivance (verb)	plant (verb)
	put firmly in the mind
	put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
	fix or set securely or deeply
	place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
	set up or lay the groundwork for
	place into a river

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