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Showing words for CONTRIVER using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Contriver

contriver

8 Letter Words for Contriver

contrive, iconvert, invector, invertor, tricorne

7 Letter Words for Contriver

cerotin, cointer, convert, convite, cornier, corrive, cortine, corvine, cotrine, cretion, evictor, noticer, rection, tricorn, vection, ventric

6 Letter Words for Contriver

centro, cinter, citron, coiner, conite, conter, corner, cornet, corrie, cortin, corven, corver, corvet, covent, covert, covine, covite, cretin, crinet, cronet, cronie, crotin, enviro, erotic, incorr, invect, invert, ironer, nocive, noetic, norice, norite, notice, novice, octine, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, orrice, ortive, recoin, rector, renoir, renvoi, retorn, revoir, rioter, roncet, ronier, tercio, terron, tonier, tricon, troner, trover, vector, victor, vinter, virent, voicer

5 Letter Words for Contriver

ceint, centi, cento, cerin, cetin, citer, civet, coner, conte, contr, corer, corni, corve, coven, cover, covet, covin, crier, crine, crone, crore, envoi, erron, evict, iconv, incor, inert, inter, intro, iortn, irone, necro, nicer, niter, nitro, noire, norie, norit, noter, oncer, oncet, ontic, orcin, orvet, overt, ovine, recit, recon, recti, recto, retin, retro, ricer, riven, river, rivet, ronte, roric, rorie, roter, roven, rover, rovet, tecon, tenio, tenor, ticer, tirer, tirve, tiver, toner, tonic, toric, torve, trice, trier, trine, trior, troic, tronc, trone, trove, viner, vinet, vireo, viron, vitro, voice, voter

4 Letter Words for Contriver

cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cine, cion, cire, cite, cito, cive, coin, coir, coit, cone, coni, cont, conv, core, corn, corr, cort, corv, cote, cove, crin, crit, econ, ecto, ento, entr, eric, erin, etic, eton, icer, icon, incr, inro, into, intr, invt, iron, iter, neti, nevi, nevo, nice, nito, noir, nore, nori, note, oeci, oint, once, oner, otic, oven, over, rcvr, rect, rein, reit, reno, rent, rice, rier, rine, riot, rite, rive, rivo, roer, roin, roit, rone, ront, rort, rotc, rote, roti, rove, tern, terr, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tire, tirr, tone, torc, tore, tori, torn, torr, trie, trin, trio, tron, vein, vent, veri, vert, veto, vice, vier, vine, vino, vint, vite, voce, voet, vote

3 Letter Words for Contriver

cen, ceo, cer, cie, cir, cit, civ, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, eco, ect, eir, enc, env, eon, ern, err, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, inv, ion, ire, ive, nco, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, nor, not, nov, oct, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, orc, ore, ort, otc, rct, rec, rei, rev, rie, rin, rio, rit, riv, roc, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tec, ten, ter, tic, tie, tin, toc, toe, toi, ton, tor, tov, tri, vcr, vei, ver, vet, vic, vie, vin, voc, voe, von, vor

Definitions for Contriver

[1] to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
[2] to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage: He contrived to gain their votes.
[3] to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
[4] to form designs; plan.
[5] to plot.
[6] (tr) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer he contrived to make them meet
[7] (tr) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately he contrived a new mast for the boat
[8] to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc)

Words related to Contriver

contriveplanner, designer, builder, director, surveyor, manager, architect, inventor, schemer, originator, manipulator, techie, sights

Words nearby Contriver

contrivecontributory, contributory negligence, contrite, contrition, contrivance, contrive, contrived, control, control account, control board, control center

Origin of Contriver

1275–1325; Middle English contreven < Middle French contreuv-, tonic stem of controver to devise, invent, Old French: to decide, agree upon < Late Latin contropāre to compare, equivalent to con- con- + *tropāre (> French trouver to find; see trover); development of vowel unclear

Other words from Contriver

con·triv·a·ble , adjective
con·triv·er , noun
pre·con·trive , verb, pre·con·trived, pre·con·triv·ing.
un·con·triv·ing , adjective

Word origin for Contriver

C14: from Old French controver, from Late Latin contropāre to represent by figures of speech, compare, from Latin com- together + tropus figure of speech, trope

Synonyms for Contriver

planner, schemer