contrivance - noun

a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

the faculty of contriving; inventive skill

an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.

any improvised arrangement for temporary use

the act of devising something

contrivance - thesaurus

appliance   contraption   convenience   devisal   dodge   gadget   gismo   gizmo   stratagem   widget