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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.