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contraption Definition

con·trap·tion (kən traps̸hən)

noun

a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, makeshift, etc.; contrivance or gadget

Etymology: < ? con(trive) + trap, + -tion

contraption Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: This ' jeep ' was a Russian built contraption with a notable absence of suspension.
  • look: Deacon paused in the act of fiddling with the strange looking contraption strapped to his wrist.
  • design: The Crazy Computer Competition We asked you to design a crazy computer contraption.
  • make: They made contraptions to hold an egg which was then dropped from a height ( theirs stayed intact!
  • use: Large trees were often moved, using various contraptions invented for the purpose.
  • have: Perhaps once a week, I'll have a creamy, chocolate milkshake contraption with coffee in it, for $ 3 plus tip.

Adjective modifier

  • ingenious: In the early years, ingenious contraptions were devised, like the trolley seen here in use during work on the long groin.
  • weird: I crept across the grass to get a better look at the weird contraption.
  • strange: You're not supposed to spend hours using single muscles moving strange metal contraptions in time to bad house music.
  • wooden: The thick brambles cling to the site of the YMCA halt platform, a wooden contraption which has left absolutely no trace behind.
  • whole: The whole contraption could then be rolled out across the road.
  • various: Large trees were often moved, using various contraptions invented for the purpose.

Noun used with modifier

  • metal: You're not supposed to spend hours using single muscles moving strange metal contraptions in time to bad house music.
  • iron: At the corner of this field there is a very curious iron ladder contraption, obviously run up by a 19th century village blacksmith.
  • percussion: Mason demonstrated his musical ability at several stages throughout the night by playing drums, guitar and an impressive assortment of percussion contraptions.