Collocations for invention - noun
1. new thing
ADJ.
latest, new | modern | brilliant, ingenious, wonderful | successful
VERB + INVENTION
come up with, design | patent, register
He failed to patent his invention and never made a penny from it.
He failed to patent his invention and never made a penny from it.
2. untrue story
ADJ.
pure
Most of what he says is pure invention!
Most of what he says is pure invention!
PHRASES
power/powers of invention
His powers of invention are somewhat limited.
His powers of invention are somewhat limited.