devising n : the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making" [syn: fashioning, making]

English

Noun

1. the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will

Synonyms

• fashioning, making

Verb

devising

1. present participle of devise

architecture, assembly, authorship, beginning, building, casting, coinage, composition, conception, concoction, construction, contrivance, contriving, conversion, crafting, craftsmanship, creation, creative effort, cultivation, elaboration, erection, extraction, fabrication, fashioning, formation, forming, formulation, framing, generation, growing, handicraft, handiwork, harvesting, hatching, improvisation, invention, machining, making, making do, manufacture, manufacturing, milling, mining, mintage, molding, origination, prefabrication, preparation, processing, producing, raising, refining, shaping, smelting, workmanship