n. Disposition; desire; will; pleasure.n. Opinion; view.n. The act or state of devising or inventing; invention; inventiveness; a contriving.n. An invention or a contrivance; something devised or fitted for a particular use or purpose, especially something of a simple character or of little complexity: as, a device for checking motion.n. A scheme or plan; something devised or studied out for promoting an end; specifically, something contrived for an evil or a selfish purpose; a wrongful project, stratagem, or trick.n. Something fancifully designed, as a picture, a, pattern, a piece of embroidery, the cut or ornament of a garment, etc.n. The representation of some object, group of objects, or scene, generally accompanied by a motto or other legend, and used as an expression of the bearer's aspirations or principles.n. n. The motto attached to or suited for such an emblem.n. A spectacle; a show.n. Synonyms Contrivance, Shift, etc. (see expedient, n.; see also artifice), wile, ruse, manœuver, trick.n. Design, symbol.