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
