Contrivances
Synonyms for "contrivances" (271 found)
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appliancecontraptionactionad hoc measureagentanagnorisisancillaangleanswerapparatusapproacharchitectonicsarchitectureargumentarrangementartartful dodgeartificeatmosphereattack
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authorshipbackgroundbeginningblindblueprintblueprintingbrainchildcabalcalculationcatastrophecharacterizationcharlie mccarthychartingchicanerycoinagecollusioncolorcomplicationcomplicitycomplotconceptionconcoctionconfederacyconnivanceconspiracycontinuitycontrivingcountermovecounterplotcoupcourse of actioncovin
Noun(3 words)
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craftcreationcreative effortcreaturecute trickdeceitdeep-laid plotdemarchedenouementdesigndevelopmentdevicedevisaldevisingdispositiondodgedummydupeeffortengineering
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enterpriseenvisagementepisodeexpedientfablefabricationfakementfalling actionfeintfetchfiguringfinaglingfinessefixtureforesightforethoughtframe upframe-upgadgetgambitgamegenerationgimcrackgimmickgizmogo betweengo-betweengraphinggriftground planguidelineguidelineshand toolhandmaidhandmaidenhatchingideaimplementimprovisationincidentinstrumentintentioninteragentintermediaryintermediateintermediumintrigueinventionjuggleryjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientknaverylash up
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last expedientlast resortlast shiftlayoutleverlinelineuplittle gamelocal colorlong-range planmachinationmachinemachinerymakeshiftmaking domaneuvermaneuveringmanipulationmappingmaster plan
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meansmeans to an endmeasuremechanical devicemechanismmediatormediummethodmethodologymidwifeminionmintagemoodmotifmovemovementmythosoperations researchorganorganizationoriginationpawnperipeteiapicturepis allerplanplanningplanning functionplaythingplotplottingploypower toolprearrangementprecision toolprocedureprogramprogram of actionpuppetracketrationalizationrecognitionred herringresortresourceriggingrising actionrusescheduleschemaschematismschematizationschemescheme of arrangementschemeryschemingsecondary plotservantsetupshake upshake-upshiftslantslavesleightsolutionspeed toolstepstoogestopgapstorystratagemstrategic planstrategystrokestroke of policystructuresubjectsubplotsubterfugeswitchsystemsystematizationtactictactical plantacticstemporary expedientthe big picturethe picturethematic developmentthemethingtonetooltopictoytricktrickerytrumptwistunderplotutensilvehiclewayweb of intriguewilewily devicewire pullingwire-pullingworking hypothesisworking planworking proposition
Noun(3 words)
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