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devising

devising noun: the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will. Also the present participle and gerund of devise.

Noun

devising (countable and uncountable, plural devisings)

  1. the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
    • I take some kind of comfort in the inexhaustibility of the devisings of nature, that it can keep coming up with new things.1965, A. R. Ammons, Tape for the Turn of the Year
    Synonyms:
    fashioning, making

Also used as

devising is also the present participle and gerund of devise.

Synonyms of devising

Forms of devising

pluraldevisings

Questions about devising

What does devising mean?
Devising means the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will.
What part of speech is devising?
Devising is a noun.
What is the plural of devising?
The plural of devising is devisings.

Words near devising in the dictionary

  1. deviser
  2. devisers
  3. devises
  4. devisest
  5. deviseth
  6. devising
  7. devisings
  8. devision
  9. devisions
  10. devisor
  11. devisors

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