Associations to the word «Contraption»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CONTRAPTION, noun. A machine that is complicated and precarious.
CONTRAPTION, noun. (figuratively) (derogatory or ironic) Any object.
Dictionary definition
CONTRAPTION, noun. A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.