| creative | | |
| adj. | 1. creative, originative | having the ability or power to create.; "a creative imagination" |
| ~ fanciful, notional | indulging in or influenced by fancy.; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood" |
| ~ fictive | capable of imaginative creation.; "fictive talent" |
| ~ imaginative, inventive | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action.; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics" |
| ~ yeasty | exuberantly creative. |
| ~ original | being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of.; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind" |
| ~ productive | producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly).; "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" |
| adj. | 2. creative | promoting construction or creation.; "creative work" |
| ~ constructive | constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development.; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission" |
| inventive | | |
| adj. | 1. imaginative, inventive | (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action.; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics" |
| ~ creative, originative | having the ability or power to create.; "a creative imagination" |
| imaginative | | |
| devise | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. devise | a will disposing of real property. |
| ~ testament, will | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die. |
| n. (possession) | 2. devise | (law) a gift of real property by will. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ inheritance, heritage | that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner. |
| ~ gift | something acquired without compensation. |
| v. (creation) | 3. contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| v. (creation) | 4. devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
| ~ initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ put on, mount | prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance.; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" |
| ~ lay | prepare or position for action or operation.; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" |
| ~ set up | begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc..; "set up an election" |
| ~ sandwich | make into a sandwich. |
| ~ spatchcock | prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock.; "spatchcock a guinea hen" |
| ~ embattle | prepare for battle or conflict. |
| v. (possession) | 5. devise | give by will, especially real property. |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| fabricate | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. construct, fabricate, manufacture | put together out of artificial or natural components or parts.; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal" |
| ~ mass-produce | produce on a large scale. |
| ~ make | make by shaping or bringing together constituents.; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" |
| ~ raft | make into a raft.; "raft these logs" |
| v. (creation) | 2. cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture | make up something artificial or untrue. |
| ~ dream up, think up, hatch, concoct, think of | devise or invent.; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software" |
| ~ mythologise, mythologize | construct a myth.; "The poet mythologized that the King had three sons" |
| ~ confabulate | unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory. |
| ~ trump up, concoct | invent.; "trump up charges" |
| ~ spin | make up a story.; "spin a yarn" |
| ~ vamp, vamp up | make up.; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" |
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