Contrive and Hum

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Hum and contrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hum" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Hum

Hum verb - To be copiously supplied.

Contrive and hum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Hum".

Common collocations

way contrive way hum way
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