contrive
verb · /kun-TRYV/
To contrive means to carefully plan or figure out how to make something happen. It can also mean to invent a clever way to solve a problem.
In a sentence
- "Mia had to contrive a way to carry six library books and her lunchbox at the same time."
- "The squirrels seemed to contrive a tiny bridge from twigs to reach the bird feeder."