invention

Definition

  • noun: something invented
  • noun: productive imagination
  • synonyms: device, thought, idea

Examples

  • Don't believe everything she tells you. She's prone to 'invention'. [='exaggeration, lying']

  • The light bulb was one of the most important 'inventions' of the 19th century.

  • The stories he told about his military service were just 'inventions'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Cole didn't have what it takes, all right? We surgeons are an elite crew. Really? Say, Todd, do me a favor. Would you tell me what that wonderful new invention is you've been working on? It's a series of erotic novelty wines... Chardonn-gay, sauvignon donk, teeny-weeny peeny grigio. (..)
    2010 TvShow: Scrubs Title: Our Thanks Season: 9 Episode 13