devising

English

Noun

devising (countable and uncountable, plural devisings)

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

Synonyms

Verb

devising

  1. present participle and gerund of devise
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