- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- a quick evasive movement
- a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
💬 Examples
- "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
DODGE
DOD ·GE 1 syllable
B1 · Intermediate 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 8 ✅ valid word
Useful in everyday and work contexts.
- make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
- move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
💬 Examples
- "The child dodged the teacher's blow"
- "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
- "He dodged the issue"
- "she skirted the problem"