Contrivance
41contraption — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, gadget, contrivance (see instrumentality). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. device, machine, contrivance, gadget, rig, mechanism, appliance, widget, *doohickey, *thingamajig, *Rube Goldberg …
42gadget — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contrivance, device, doohickey; invention, machine; thingamajig, whatchamacallit, contraption, doodad (all inf.). See plan, instrumentality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. device, contrivance, contraption,… …
43invention — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Ingenuity] Syn. inventiveness, imagination, creativity; see originality . 2. [An original device] Syn. contrivance, contraption, design; see contrivance 2 , device 1 , discovery 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1.… …
44device — 1 Device, contrivance, gadget, contraption mean something usually of a mechanical character which is invented as a means of doing a particular piece of work or of effecting a given end. Device is the most widely applicable of these terms; it may… …
45resource — 1 in plural form resources assets, belongings, effects, *possessions, means 2 Resource, resort, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap, substitute, surrogate can all denote something to which one turns for help or assistance in difficulty or need… …
46mechanical — /məˈkænɪkəl / (say muh kanikuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to machinery. 2. of the nature of a device or contrivance for controlling or utilising material forces, or of a mechanism or machine. 3. acting or operated by means of such a… …
47device — An invention or contrivance; any result of design, as in the phrase gambling device, which means a machine or contrivance of any kind for the playing of an unlawful game of chance or hazard. A plan or project; a scheme to trick or deceive; a… …
48device — An invention or contrivance; any result of design, as in the phrase gambling device, which means a machine or contrivance of any kind for the playing of an unlawful game of chance or hazard. A plan or project; a scheme to trick or deceive; a… …
49Anchor — An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and… …
50Anchor ice — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …
